Preference for Sex of Children Among Women in Nepal
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Impact and determinants of sex preference in Nepal.
CONTEXT Gender discrimination and son preference are key demographic features of South Asia and are well documented for India. However, gender bias and sex preference in Nepal have received little attention. METHODS 1996 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey data on ever-married women aged 15-49 who did not desire any more children were used to investigate levels of gender bias and sex preferen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Social Welfare
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2196-8799
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-018-0117-9