Sex-ratio at birth in families with previous girls is worse than those with a boy. Our aim was to prospectively study in a large maternal and child unit sex-ratio against previous birth sex and use of traditional medicines for sex selection. Sex-ratio among mothers in families with a previo...
Prabhat Jha and colleagues report a low female-to-male sex ratio in India (759/1000) on the basis of a large national survey. They rule out other causes of this imbalance and conclude that it is likely to be due to prenatal sex determination by ultrasound followed by selective abortion of...
In preceding years female increases lagged behind by about 2 years. In especially large Hindu-speaking states the sex ratios have been quite low over time. Only in Kerala state has the sex ratio favored females with 1036 females/1000 males in 1991. In 15 out of 23 states with data the ...
The sex ratio of Indias population has been on the declining course during the last one century currently indicating a massive deficit of females. Sex ratio trends vary considerably across the regions of India consistent with the degree of gender inequalities in education employment and empowerment in...
In the birth statistics since 1990, we find a four-point increase in the sex ratio at birth for mothers born in India, attributable particularly to an increase at higher birth orders, mirroring findings reported for India. This suggests that sex-selective abortion is occurring among mothers born...
The purpose of this study is explore several socio-economic factors associated with sex ratio at birth and the influencing factors in the family dynamics of major states of India. We use quantitative secondary data collected from statistical databases like India Human Development Survey, 2010 and Cen...
Newborns were monitored for congenital malformations in four government hospitals located in high-level (ambient dose >1.5 mGy/year) and normal-level (¤ 1.5 mGy/year) natural radiation areas of Kerala, India, from August 1995 to December 2012. Sex ratio at birth (SRB) among live singleton ne...
Prevalence data with regard to myopia is scarce in India and almost nonexistent in Kashmir.To determine the prevalence ... A Ishfaq,M Seema,M Syed,... - 《International Journal of Health Sciences》 被引量: 0发表: 2020年 Cost:benefit ratio as influenced by bio-fertilizers along with varied...
India has both higher levels of illegal trafficking of girls and abnormal child sex ratios in favor of boys. This paper examines if the skewed sex ratio in India is associated with trafficking of girls. Using panel data from twenty-nine Indian states from 1980 to 2011, the study finds that...
In high sex ratio communities, women were more likely to have multiple sex partners and men were more likely to delay first sexual intercourse and purchase sex. Only two studies included STD outcomes. Conclusions High community sex ratios were associated with increased individual sexual risk behavior...