Sex preference for children and its implications for fertility in rural Bangladesh.
Stud Fam Plann
; 17(6 Pt 1): 302-7, 1986.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3798493
ABSTRACT
In this study, the level and pattern of sex preference for children and its effects on fertility intention, fertility-regulating behavior, and fertility implications for women are investigated. Data are from a 1976 cross-sectional KAP (knowledge, attitude, and practice of family planning) survey and a three-year longitudinal study, conducted between December 1976 and 31 December 1979, of vital events for 860 married women of childbearing age from Companiganj, Bangladesh. The results show that although son preference is very strong in this area, more than 98 percent of women desire at least one daughter. However, women with a higher proportion of sons are less likely to want more children and are more likely to practice contraception and to be sterilized. Although women with a higher proportion of sons have somewhat lower fertility in the prospective follow-up period, the net effect of son preference on fertility is not significant, possibly because of the low level of contraceptive use in the population.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Razão de Masculinidade
/
Características da Família
/
Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
/
Fertilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Fam Plann
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article