Table 4 Ordinal logistic regression models for the association between SES and CoC across the women’s reproductive life cycle and other covariates: Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18 (n = 1527).

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in the continuum of care across women’s reproductive life cycle in Bangladesh

Characteristics

CCI scores

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age, y (ref = 15–24)

25–34

1.20 (0.87–1.64)

0.270

35–49

1.39 (0.81–2.37)

0.232

Education (ref = no education)

Primary

1.68 (0.97–2.88)

0.062

Secondary

2.81 (1.66–4.74)

 < 0.001

Higher

6.50 (3.49–11.10)

 < 0.001

Decision-making autonomy, own health care (ref = no)

Yes

1.24 (0.97–1.57)

0.082

Respondent employed (ref = no)

Yes

0.90 (0.71–1.15)

0.417

Mass media exposure (ref = no)

Yes

1.73 (1.32–2.28)

 < 0.001

Parity (ref = 1)

2

0.65 (0.46–0.90)

0.009

 ≥ 3

0.50 (0.33–0.75)

0.001

Pregnancy intended (ref = no)

Yes

1.35 (1.03–1.76)

0.029

No. household member (ref = 2–4)

5–6

1.24 (0.93–1.66)

0.146

 ≥ 7

1.03 (0.76–1.39)

0.859

Place of residence (ref = rural)

Urban

1.34 (1.02–1.74)

0.033

Offspring sex (ref = female)

Male

1.06 (0.84–1.33)

0.640

SES (ref = Low)

Middle

1.27 (0.94–1.71)

0.121

High

2.30 (1.61–3.28)

 < 0.001

  1. CI = confidence interval; AOR = adjusted odds ratio.