Female Foeticide to Restrict the Family Size
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5232601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kamaljit Kaur (0000-0001-6941-4461), Rajinder Kaur (0000-0002-7857-9919), Monica Singh (0000-0002-3796-7384), Harsurinder Kaur |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 339-342 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2000.11907556 |
| OpenAlex | W2768693957 |
| Language | EN |
The present study designed to assess the effect of frmale foclicide on sex ration, was carried out in a small village Bhani Mian Khan in district Gurdaspur, Punjab. A total of 124 couples (82.12 per cent) in the present study admitted that they had opned for termination of pregnancy after determination of the sex of the foetus i.e. female foclicide. Our results revealed that this practise is going on unabaled irrespective of the educational status of the parents and despire the ban imposed by the Government on such tests
Biology · Geography · Pregnancy · Sex ratio · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Medicine · Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |