Research Article

Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithm for Classification of Unintended Pregnancy among Married Women in Bangladesh

Table 2

Percentage distribution and association between selected covariates and women’s pregnancy intentions in Bangladesh.

VariablesCurrent Pregnancy Intentionχ2valuep value
Intended (n = 847)Unintended (n = 282)

Division24.91<0.001
 Barisal75.424.6
 Chittagong83.916.1
 Dhaka75.124.9
 Khulna83.516.5
 Mymensingh77.422.6
 Rajshahi70.229.8
 Rangpur66.733.3
 Sylhet66.233.8
Sex of Household Head10.54<0.001
 Male73.526.5
 Female86.713.3
Women’s age group (in years)13.060.005
 15-1979.021.0
 20-2476.323.7
 25-2975.324.7
 30-4964.535.5
Wealth status12.730.002
 Poor70.329.7
 Middle73.626.4
 Rich80.419.6
Education status22.20<0.001
 No education56.343.8
 Primary education68.331.7
 Secondary and above78.821.2
Respondent occupation5.210.01
 Yes70.829.2
 No77.122.9
Husband age7.570.02
 ≤2478.321.7
 25-3477.322.7
 ≥3570.129.9
Husband education status39.65<0.001
 No education58.541.5
 Primary education70.429.6
 Secondary and above81.718.3
Contraceptive intention4.040.04
 Intended to use74.825.2
 Unintended to use93.86.3
Age at first birth72.32<0.001
 Early62.137.9
 Not early70.229.8
 Don't Know88.111.9
Age at first cohabitation14.12<0.001
 <1871.628.4
 ≥1881.918.1
Number of children102.76<0.001
 088.311.7
 1-269.130.9
 3+43.356.7
Family size9.000.01
 <481.618.4
 4-671.728.3
 >675.424.6
Partner residence7.140.004
 Living with partner73.426.6
 Staying elsewhere82.417.6