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Table 1 Covariate construction: Definition of all the categories under each covariate

From: Emergency contraceptive pill awareness in Bangladesh: missed opportunities in antenatal care and family welfare assistant visits

Covariates

Categories

Definition

Exposure to the FP program

Got FWA Visit

No

Woman did not get FWA visit at home in 6 months preceding the survey

Yes

Woman got FWA visit at home in 6 months preceding the survey

FP counseling during ANC

Had no ANC visits during last birth

Woman did not receive ANC during last birth

Didn’t receive FP counseling during ANC

Woman did not receive FP counseling during ANC for last birth

Received FP counseling during ANC

Woman received FP counseling during ANC for last birth

Contextual factors

Type of residence

Urban

Reside in urban areas

Rural

Reside in rural areas

Administrative division

Dhaka

Reside in Dhaka division

Chattogram

Reside in Chattogram division

Barishal

Reside in Barishal division

Khulna

Reside in Khulna division

Mymensingh

Reside in Mymensingh division

Rajshahi

Reside in Rajshahi division

Rangpur

Reside in Rangpur division

Sylhet

Reside in Sylhet division

Socio-demographic characteristics

Women’s current age

15–19

Woman aged 15–19 years

20–24

Woman aged 15–19 years

25–29

Woman aged 25–29 years

30–34

Woman aged 30–34 years

35–49

Woman aged 35–49 years

Women’s education

No education or primary

No formal education or completed primary-level education only

Secondary incomplete

Ever attended class 6–10 but did not complete class 10

Secondary complete or higher

Completed at least class 10

Watching Television

Not at all

Does not watch television

Less than once a week

Watches television less than once a week

At least once a week

Watches television at least once a week

Husband’s education

No education or primary

No formal education or completed primary-level education only

Secondary incomplete

Ever attended class 6–10 but did not complete class 10

Secondary complete or higher

Completed at least class 10

Unknown

Husband's educational information is unknown

Household wealth quintile

First

Household belonged to the first wealth quintile group

Second

Household belonged to the second wealth quintile group

Third

Household belonged to the third wealth quintile group

Fourth

Household belonged to the fourth wealth quintile group

Fifth

Household belonged to the fifth wealth quintile group

Additional covariates for modeling outcome 2

Type of ANC provider

Medically trained provider

Qualified doctor, nurse/midwife/paramedic, family welfare visitor, community skilled birth assistant, and sub-assistant community medical officer

Non-medically trained provider

Otherwise

Parity

First

Ever born one child

Second

Ever born two children

Third or higher

Ever born three or more children