Induced abortion after advent of fetal sex detection technology and child sex at birth
In a context with normal SRB, it was found to be skewed among women who had induced abortion. SRB was relatively more skewed among such women after the advent of ultrasonogram compared to a period without ultrasonogram. Moreover, induced abortion after introduction of fetal sex determination technology increased the likelihood of birth of a male child. These findings suggest the plausibility of GBSS in a sub-group. Further research is needed, particularly in regions with skewed SRB to examine whether GBSS is indeed a threat to Bangladesh.
Authors
- Kausar Parvin
- Ruchira Tabassum Naved (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-5648)
- Jannatul Ferdous Antu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4694-8761)
- M Moinuddin Haider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5568-1195)
- Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-5557)
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19706-0
- Primary Topic
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United Nations Population Fund