Effects of Son Preference and Sociodemographic Determinants on Parity Progression in Bangladesh

This study aims to determine whether son preference exists in Bangladesh and identify different sociodemographic factors that affected women's movement from one parity another parity. The analysis was carried out on 17006 women selected the Demographic Health survey of 2017-18 who at time interview met criteria being married had least living child. probability assessed using binary logistic regression method. effect variables such as education their partner education, work status woman, profession, age first marriage, place residence, religion, access mass media, wealth index, administrative division played important determinants progression women. found is also associated with number sons. At 2 3, no sons were more likely move next than those son. Moreover, higher urban area, have media significant decrease odds another. Besides, respondents Chittagong Sylhet divisions subsequent birth other divisions.