Preferences for Sex of Firstborn Child among Primiparous Turkish Women

İşeri, Elvan; Gürhan, Nermin; Özbaş, Azize Atlı; Sarı, Burcu Akın

doi:10.2466/17.13.21.pr0.111.4.165-172

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“…Another result of the study was that having a baby of the desired gender was not significantly correlated with the gender of the baby, the nature of the pregnancy as being planned or unplanned, the mode of delivery or the amount of weight gained during pregnancy ( P > 0.05). Similarly, another study did not find a significant correlation between gender preference and the nature of the pregnancy as being planned or unplanned . Although they are not directly comparable with to present this study, several studies in the literature did not find a significant correlation between the gender of the baby and the nature of the pregnancy as being planned or unplanned or the mode of delivery .…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Gender preference has been dealt with in a number of studies with different perspectives. Gender preference may change depending on the country and culture, or even depending on the region of the country . Another study reported that 55.6% of the participants in their study had a gender preference, whereas only 10.7% of the pregnant women in another study considered the gender of the baby to be important .…”

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confidence: 95%

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Satisfaction with the gender of the baby and related factors

Timur-Tashan¹,

Boybay-Koyuncu

2018

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between having a baby of the desired gender and related factors. Design and Methods The participants were 612 women who gave birth to their babies in the postpartum unit of a hospital in Malatya, Turkey. Findings Factors linked to having a baby of the desired gender were: having had a gender preference in a previous pregnancy (2.13 times on average; P = 0.001), their partners having a gender preference (2.87 times on average; P = 0.001 and 0.005). Practice Implications It was found that having a baby of the desired gender was an important factor that affected some fertility characteristics. Implications for Nursing Practice It is important to recognize that gender preference exists and investigate it as a variable.

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confidence: 82%

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confidence: 95%

Satisfaction with the gender of the baby and related factors

Timur-Tashan¹,

Boybay-Koyuncu

2018

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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“…All the countries in the review had similar socio-economic conditions and family policies. 8 Individual studies from UK, and Turkey have also reported a strong preference for daughters 9,10 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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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“…The pregnant women expressed no preference or preference of one of the gender of their fetuses were seen in various studies. [5][6][7] The studies from western countriesshowed preference of the pregnant women to have a girl, 8 and men's desire to have a son as their first child.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Preference in Current Pregnancy among Primigravidae

Thapa¹,

Bajracharya²

2018

Nepal j. obstet. gynaecol.

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Aims:To study preference of gender of fetuses in present pregnancy, wish of number of children in the family, and knowledge of pre-natal sex selection by the pregnant women, and to study the impact of education level of women on preference of fetal gender and the desire of women to know the gender of fetuses. Methods:It was a descriptive study done in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Kathmandu Medical College. All primigravidae, who did not know the gender of their fetuses and willing to participate in the study were enrolled in the study. The pregnant women were interviewed regarding demographic profile of the women, choice of gender of fetuses, number of children they want to have and knowledge regarding prenatal sex selection, using semi structured questionnaire.Results: Two hundred women were studied. Two third of them were educated minimum of 12th Class. Most of the pregnant women (81%) did not show preference of gender of their fetuses, only 13% of them wanted to have son in this pregnancy. About 61% of them want to have two children in their family. Regarding prenatal sex selection, only 44% knew about it. More than half (56%) of the women showed interest in knowing the gender of fetuses in present pregnancy. The education status of women did not have an effect on the choice of either gender or wish to know the gender of unborn fetuses by primigravidae. Conclusions:Most of the primigravidae had no choice of gender of fetuses. Two children in the family was regarded as ideal by most of the women

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Preferences for Sex of Firstborn Child among Primiparous Turkish Women

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Satisfaction with the gender of the baby and related factors

Satisfaction with the gender of the baby and related factors

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

Gender Preference in Current Pregnancy among Primigravidae

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