Interpretation Prenatal sex determination followed by selective abortion of female fetuses is the most plausible explanation for the low sex ratio at birth in India. Women most clearly at risk are those who already have one or two female children. Based on conservative assumptions, the practice ...
20 districts have sex ratios of less than 850 females per 1000 males. High female infant mortality rates due to neglect and infanticide may account for this. The sex-related IMR for these districts using 1991 census data should be calculated to confirm this. Medical colleges and teaching ...
Effectiveness of India's National Programme to save the girl child: experience of Beti Bachao Beti Padao (B3P) programme from Haryana State Overall, the sex ratio at birth in Haryana increased from 827 girls per 1000 boys in January 2005 to 900 girls per 1000 boys in September 2016. The....