Son preference and sterilisation use among young married women in two slums in Bengaluru city, India

Edmeades, Jeffrey; Pande, Rohini; Falle, Tina; Krishnan, Suneeta

doi:10.1080/17441692.2010.533686

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“…However the rural girls had difficulty in assessing higher education as colleges were far away. Jeffrey Edmeades 8 and co-workers who conducted a study in slums of Bangalore also reported sterilization choice was influenced by son preference. Bhasin 9 in his study has shown the number of sterilization as per birth order and percentage of Female children.…”

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Perceptual analysis of women on tubectomy and other family planning services: a qualitative study

Kalra

2015

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Perceptual analysis of women on tubectomy and other family planning services: a qualitative study

Kalra

2015

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…15 The studies from the different parts of India show a difference in the pattern of gender preferences. In a study from Bangalore, in Karnataka 16 , 62.2% of the urban women wanted at least one son. 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.…”

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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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“…Gender preference varies from place to place and from society to society. Male preference is influenced by economic, religious, cultural, social, and emotional desires 3,4…”

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Reasons for disclosure of gender to pregnant women during prenatal ultrasonography

Shukar-ud-din¹,

Ubaid²,

Shahani³

et al. 2013

IJWH

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BackgroundThe objective of this study was to determine the proportion of women who want to know fetal gender on antenatal ultrasonography and the reasons behind this.MethodsA descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out between March 10, 2012 and September 10, 2012 at two tertiary care hospitals (Dow University Hospital, Ojha Campus, and Lady Dufferin Hospital) in Karachi. In total, 223 pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic and gave their consent were included in the study. Information was collected on a predesigned questionnaire.ResultsOf the 223 pregnant women, 109 (49.1%) were younger than 25 years. The majority (216, 96.9%) were Muslim, 164 (73.4%) were educated to different levels, 121 (54.3%) spoke Urdu, and 66 (29.6%) were primigravidas. Thirty-four (15.2%) women had a preference for a male child, 24 (10.8%) had a female preference, and 165 (74%) had no preference. Seventy (31.4%) women were interested to know the fetal gender. The association between education and gender preference was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.004) and also that between age and gender preference (P = 0.05), but no relationship was found between gender preference and gender of previous babies (P = 0.317 for males and P = 0.451 for females). Association of ethnicity was also not statistically significant (P = 0.102).ConclusionThis study revealed that 31.4% of women were interested in disclosure of gender on prenatal ultrasonography and only15.2% women had a preference for a male child.

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Son preference and sterilisation use among young married women in two slums in Bengaluru city, India

Cited by 23 publications

References 27 publications

Perceptual analysis of women on tubectomy and other family planning services: a qualitative study

Perceptual analysis of women on tubectomy and other family planning services: a qualitative study

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

Reasons for disclosure of gender to pregnant women during prenatal ultrasonography

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