Selection of healthcare providers according to the individual characteristics
| Variables | Choice of healthcare provider | P value | |
| Alternative (n=20 649) n (%) | Modern (n=13 696) n (%) | ||
| Sex | 0.368 | ||
| Female | 11 150 (60%) | 7464 (40%) | |
| Male | 9499 (60%) | 6232 (40%) | |
| Age | |||
| ≤18 | 9170 (64%) | 5110 (36%) | 0.000* |
| 18–35 | 4669 (60%) | 3153 (40%) | |
| 35–60 | 5200 (57%) | 3953 (43%) | |
| 60+ | 1610 (52%) | 1480 (48%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Others | 10 742 (63%) | 6275 (37%) | 0.000* |
| Married | 9907 (57%) | 7421 (43%) | |
| Education | |||
| Others | 20 429 (60%) | 13 410 (40%) | 0.000* |
| Graduate or post-graduate | 220 (43%) | 286 (57%) | |
| Family breadwinner | |||
| No | 15 346 (60%) | 10 371 (40%) | 0.003* |
| Yes | 5303 (61%) | 3325 (39%) | |
| Low cost | |||
| No | 14 745 (56%) | 11 642 (44%) | 0.000* |
| Yes | 5904 (74%) | 2054 (26%) | |
| Quality of the provider | |||
| Others | 18 600 (71%) | 7773 (29%) | 0.000* |
| Yes | 2049 (26%) | 5923 (74%) | |
| Chronic illness | |||
| No | 14 508 (60%) | 9538 (40%) | 0.225 |
| Yes | 6141 (60%) | 4158 (40%) | |
| Region of residence | |||
| Rural | 14 864 (61%) | 9504 (39%) | 0.885 |
| Urban | 5886 (59%) | 4091 (41%) | |
| Divisions (survey areas) | |||
| Barisal | 1807 (55%) | 1469 (45%) | 0.000* |
| Chittagong | 3150 (53%) | 2817 (47%) | |
| Dhaka | 3256 (54%) | 2721 (46%) | |
| Khulna | 3512 (62%) | 2196 (38%) | |
| Mymensingh | 1116 (62%) | 691 (38%) | |
| Rajshahi | 3740 (70%) | 1613 (30%) | |
| Rangpur | 2816 (70%) | 1206 (30%) | |
| Sylhet | 1252 (56%) | 983 (44%) | |
| Income (BDT) | Median=73 000 | Median=80 300 | 0.000* |
*P <0.01.
BDT, Bangladesh Taka.