Influence of contraceptive use and other socio-demographic factors on under-five child mortality in Bangladesh: semi-parametric and parametric approaches

Table 1 Percentage and frequency distribution of the selected socio-economic and demographic variables, BDHS 2017–2018

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Contraceptive Use	Non user	880	10.0
	Modern method	5365	61.3
	Non user but intend to use	2514	28.7
Mother’s Education	No	642	7.3
	Primary & Secondary	6663	76.1
	Higher	1454	16.6
Mother’s Age	15–19	1084	12.4
Mother’s Age	20–49	7675	87.6
Mother’s Working Status	No	5195	59.3
Mother’s Working Status	Yes	3564	40.7
Place of Residence	Urban	3057	34.9
Place of Residence	Rural	5702	65.1
Wealth quintile	Low	3683	42.0
	Middle	1563	17.8
	High	3513	40.1
Division	Barisal	906	10.4
	Chittagong	1446	16.5
	Dhaka	1304	14.9
	Khulna	904	10.3
	Mymensingh	1025	11.7
	Rajshahi	912	10.4
	Rangpur	971	11.1
	Sylhet	1291	14.7
Religion	Muslim	8018	91.5
Religion	Others	741	8.5
Sex of Child	Male	4567	52.1
Sex of Child	Female	4192	47.9
Birth Order	First birth	3383	38.6
Birth Order	Others	5376	61.4
Access to Media	No	3158	36.1
Access to Media	Yes	5601	63.9
Water Source	Piped	549	6.3
	Tube Well	6970	79.6
	Others	1240	14.2

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