This article examines the role of the sex composition of surviving older siblings on gender
differences in childhood nutrition and immunization, using data from the National Family …

Much research has been done on demographic manifestations of son preference,
particularly girls' excess mortality; however, there is less research that focuses on son …

Strong preference for sons in South Asia is well documented, but evidence on female
disadvantage in childhood feeding, health care, and nutritional status is inconclusive. This …

This paper is a critical review of the literature on the issue of how male behavior affects
female outcomes in the promotion of gender equality. It employs the family as the main unit …

The effect of son preference on fertility varies substantially by region and state. The NFHS
Subject Reports is a series summarizing secondary analysis of data from the 1992-93 …

Background Son preference is predominant in developing countries especially South Asian
countries and its effect is most visible when the fertility is on transition. Nepal is a country in …

Background and Objectives Despite India's substantial economic growth in the past two
decades, girls in India are discriminated against in access to preventive healthcare including …

BACKGROUND Son preference is culturally rooted across generations in India. While the
social and economic implications of son preference are widely acknowledged, there is little …

This paper explores the ways in which women's sterilisation decisions are influenced by the
combination of a preference for male children and a desire for smaller family size among …

In this study, the author examined the effect of family size preference and sex composition of
living children as determinants of induced abortion among women in India by analyzing …