In the Pursuit of Sons: Additional Births or Sex-Selective Abortion in Pakistan?
| Autor: | Batool Zaidi, S. Philip Morgan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Population Reproductive technology Development Abortion Social issues Feticide 0502 economics and business Medicine Girl 050207 economics education Demography media_common education.field_of_study business.industry 05 social sciences 050902 family studies Family planning Family medicine 0509 other social sciences business |
| Zdroj: | Population and Development Review. 42:693-710 |
| ISSN: | 0098-7921 |
| Popis: | Background: Although the Indian girl childs position is precarious throughout the country she remains the most vulnerable in Punjab. Objectives: To assess the perception of females regarding female feticide. Study Design: Cross- sectional study. Materials and Methods: The study involved collection of information regarding perception of females about female feticide using multiple-choice questionnaire. Two hundred and fifty female patients attending medical and surgical OPDs of selected hospital were recruited in the study by using simple random sampling. Results: Majority of the females perceived that male child is more preferred in society. Moreover majority of subjects have the view that female feticide has harmful impact on the society and should be stopped. The suggestion given by subjects to curb this evil practice included enforcement of strict laws punishment to people and doctor involved and creating awareness regarding the issue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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