Sex Ratio at Birth in Northern Ireland During the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Pandemic: A Comparison With Published Data From the Republic of Ireland, England and Wales
The decline in SRB in August 2020, occurring 3-5 months after the pandemic declaration, suggests the pandemic disproportionately affected male fetuses in Northern Ireland. The rise in December, 9 months after the declaration, may relate to increased sexual activity in March 2020 following lockdown in a subset of the population. Northern Ireland's SRB pattern aligns more with England and Wales than the Republic of Ireland, indicating that socio-political ties in the United Kingdom may be more influential for pandemic response than geographical proximity.
Authors
- Victor Grech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3373-0478)
- Amy L. Non (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9781-2985)
- Gwinyai Masukume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-0264)
- Roy K. Philip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6097-9869)
- Peyton Cleaver
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Mater Dei Hospital (MT)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- University Maternity Hospital Limerick (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70099
- Primary Topic
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00