Gender preference and its implications on reproductive behavior of mothers in a rural area of West Bengal

Dey, Indira; Chaudhuri, R. N.

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“…Similarly opinion in favour of two children was stated by 78.67% mothers and among them 19.90%, 1.4% opined in favour of only son and one daughter respectively. 8 shows which almost similar picture where majority (62.8%) of the mothers considered two to be the ideal number of children and desire for only son was noted in 11.5% of the mothers compared to 0.6% who wanted only daughters. This study also revealed that the percentage of women using a contraceptive method increased with the increase in the living sons irrespective of the number of living children [ Table 4].…”

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“…This study also revealed that the percentage of women using a contraceptive method increased with the increase in the living sons irrespective of the number of living children [ Table 4]. Association between gender composition of the mother and contraceptive use was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.00,).Study done by Dey.I et al 8 …”

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A Cross-Sectional Study on Gender Preference among Mothers of Under Five Children in an Urban Area of West Bengal

Paria¹,

Bhattacharyya²

2017

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A Cross-Sectional Study on Gender Preference among Mothers of Under Five Children in an Urban Area of West Bengal

Paria¹,

Bhattacharyya²

2017

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“…In a study from Howrah, in West Bengal 17 , 22.2% women had a son preference, while 37.8% and 36.2% had a balanced preference and no gender preference respectively. In a study from Darjeeling, in West Bengal 18 , 32.7% of the women wanted more sons than daughters while a balanced preference was seen in 53.8% of the participants. In this preliminary investigation of gender preference in coastal South India, antenatal women attending the ANC facility at a tertiary care hospital were interviewed to assess their perception regarding gender preference and family composition.…”

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Gender preferences among antenatal women: a cross-sectional study from coastal South India

Kumar¹,

Kanchan²,

Unnikrishnan³

et al. 2015

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: A balanced sex ratio is essential for a stable society. Objective: The main objective of the present research was to study the perceptions of women attending the antenatal care (ANC) facility regarding their gender preferences and family composition. Method: In this cross-sectional study 132 antenatal women were interviewed in their preferred language using a predesigned semi-structured questionnaire. The collected information was analyzed using SPSS version 11.5. Results:The mean age of the study participants was 27.2 ± 4.1 years. The majority of the antenatal women (60.6%, n=80) did not have any gender preferences. Among those who had a gender preference (39.4%, n=52), male and female preference was reported by 55.7% (n=29) and 44.3% (n=23) of the participants respectively. The overall son preference index was observed to be 1.3. No consistent relationship could be established between the socio-demographic factors and the preference for gender. The mean preferred family size in our study was 1.85±0.531 and more than half of the participants had a balanced gender preference. The majority of the participants were aware that the adverse sex ratio can lead to fall in the number of brides and that it would bring about a social imbalance. Conclusion: As a developed society we need to ensure that both the genders get equal respect and are free from any sort of preferences and prejudices. To achieve this, more and more people need to be made aware of the consequences of gender imbalance and adverse sex ratio in a society.

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“…Asia (Klainin and Arthur 2009). Countries like India, China and Turkey show a traditional gender preference favouring boys (Patel et al 2002;Goldbort 2006;Dey and Chaudhuri 2009;Xie et al 2007). Boys are preferred by both men and women in countries where gender equity is low (Mills and Begall 2010).…”

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“…Similarly, knowledge of fetal gender was related to significantly lower birthweight in female than in male newborns (Al-Akour 2009). The trend towards smaller families in Africa and Asia has increased the preference of sons, even leading to an imbalanced gender ratio at the population level (Hesketh and Xing 2006;Dey and Chaudhuri 2009).…”

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Infant gender and postpartum sadness in the light of region of birth and some other factors: a contribution to the knowledge of postpartum depression

Lagerberg

Magnusson

2012

Arch Womens Ment Health

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse postpartum depressive symptoms as related to baby gender, maternal region of birth, stress, perception of child difficult temperament and some demographic factors. The setting was 36 Swedish child health centres. Mothers of 1,848 19-month-old children completed a questionnaire, including an item about recall of postpartum sadness. A subsample of 360 answered the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Overall, significantly more mothers of boys than of girls recalled postpartum sadness. The same was found in mothers born in Sweden and in other regions, except for the Middle East (no significant result). Among those born in Sweden and in other regions, more mothers of boys than of girls scored ≥12 on the EPDS, except for Middle East mothers with the opposite pattern (no significant finding). More mothers of "difficult" boys than of "difficult" girls recalled postpartum sadness. Our findings are tentative but may inspire future research. Immigrant mothers in Sweden seem rather like the majority population, possibly with the exception of Middle East mothers. The significance of parents' knowledge of their child's gender in advance is an important area for research. Future parents could benefit from discussing gender expectations with a nurse or other professional.

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Gender preference and its implications on reproductive behavior of mothers in a rural area of West Bengal

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A Cross-Sectional Study on Gender Preference among Mothers of Under Five Children in an Urban Area of West Bengal

A Cross-Sectional Study on Gender Preference among Mothers of Under Five Children in an Urban Area of West Bengal

Gender preferences among antenatal women: a cross-sectional study from coastal South India

Infant gender and postpartum sadness in the light of region of birth and some other factors: a contribution to the knowledge of postpartum depression

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