Gender of children and contraceptive use

Krishnan, Vijaya

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“…An apparent effect of parental sex preference on marriage and divorce has also been observed: the presence of boys in a family increased the potential for women to marry and to remain married and reduced their probability of divorce (Dahl & Moretti, 2003). Similar results have been found in Canada (e.g., Krishnan, 1993) and the United States (e.g., Dahl & Moretti, 2003), though the preference for sons is not as pronounced as it is in developing countries.…”

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Parental Preference for Sex of Newborn as Reflected in Positive Affect in Birth Announcements

Gonzalez

Koestner

2005

Sex Roles

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Content analysis of birth announcements was used as a method to investigate parental preference for the sex of newborns in Canada. The expression of positive affect (happiness and pride) in birth announcements was examined to determine whether parents express these emotions differently as a function of the sex of newborn. The findings suggest that parents express relatively more pride at the birth of boys than girls, whereas the opposite results were found for happiness. Parents seem unconsciously to categorize boys and girls into two distinct motivational systems: status and attachment, which are related to pride and happiness, respectively. This distinction may influence parents' perception of their child's worth and their subsequent investment in their child's development.

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Parental Preference for Sex of Newborn as Reflected in Positive Affect in Birth Announcements

Gonzalez

Koestner

2005

Sex Roles

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“…Low contraceptive use due to preferences for having many children, particularly male children, has been documented in nonabusive relationships (Khan, 1996;Krishnan, 1993;Mwageni, Ankomah, & Powell, 2001;Saha & Bairagi, 2007;Saleem & Pasha, 2008), and given the diversity of this sample, men's unwillingness to allow the use of birth control could be interpreted as a cultural artifact. However, the abusive context of these relationships which included forced sex, infidelity, refusal to use condoms, and pressure to abort or carry a pregnancy to term against the woman's desire suggests that the abuser's expressed desire for children is likely to represent an additional way for the partner to exert control over a woman's life.…”

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Birth Control Sabotage and Forced Sex: Experiences Reported by Women in Domestic Violence Shelters

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Rostovtseva

Khera

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Violence Against Women

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Women who experience intimate partner violence often experience birth control sabotage, forced sex, and partner's unwillingness to use condoms. We interviewed 53 women at four domestic violence shelters. Participants reported that their abusive partners frequently refused to use condoms, impeded them from accessing health care, and subjected them to birth control sabotage, infidelity, and forced sex. However, women also reported strategies to counteract these actions, particularly against birth control sabotage and attempts to force them to abort or continue a pregnancy. Domestic violence counselors can focus on these successful strategies to validate coping skills and build self-esteem.

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“…Such a preference is believed to have a strong effect on the number of additional children parents have near and above the desired minimum size. Adoption or non-adoption of family planning method eventually depends on their achieved sex preference of children (Krishnamoorthy, 1974;Coombs et al, 1975;Krishnan, 1993;Rajaretnam andDeshpande,1994, 1995;Rajan et al, 1996;Muthurayappa et al, 1997;Arnold et al, 1998;Sathiya Susuman, 2000). At the same time, son preference and contraceptive practice are used with related suitable variables on some other groups.…”

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Son Preference and Contraceptive Practice Among Tribal Groups in Rural South India

Susuman

2006

Studies of Tribes and Tribals

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This paper examines the son preference and contraceptive practice among tribal groups in rural south India. Parents' preferences for the sex of their children have constituted an important theme in population and social research over the past three decades. Data were collected from a household survey of 398 currently married women of reproductive age group (15-49) from four taluks in the Nilgiris District of rural Tamilnadu are selected with respect to the different tribal communities. Cross tabulation and logistic regression analysis was carried out for finding out relationships between the socio-economic, demographic variables on contraceptive practice. The use of contraceptive practice by tribal groups in rural areas is strongly linked to individual and household socio-economic and demographic variables. Findings shows that the expectation that a son will provide financial support in old age is strongly associated with the response that a son is important. Son preference is slightly more among the tribal women, particularly among the users of spacing method who are more among those preferring the sons. Some of the socio-economic variables like education of husband and occupation have shown negative influence on higher fertility and positive influence on contraceptive use among the tribal women. It is proposed that there is need for more comprehensive on tribes in different areas in state and in the Indian nation to explicitly bring out the son preference attitudes of tribal people, which have an impact on their fertility and family planning practices. IntroductionThe present study is an attempt to find out the reproductive behavior in relationship to their son preference and an answer to the general query -how the tribal communities differ from the general population with regard to this and their various socio-economic and demographic characteristics while inhabiting in the same ecosystem. Son preference is one of the reasons given for high fertility and low acceptance of family planning in many developing nations. Such a preference is believed to have a strong effect on the number of additional children parents have near and above the desired minimum size. Adoption or non-adoption of family planning method eventually depends on their achieved sex preference of children (Krishnamoorthy, 1974;Coombs et al

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Gender of children and contraceptive use

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Parental Preference for Sex of Newborn as Reflected in Positive Affect in Birth Announcements

Parental Preference for Sex of Newborn as Reflected in Positive Affect in Birth Announcements

Birth Control Sabotage and Forced Sex: Experiences Reported by Women in Domestic Violence Shelters

Son Preference and Contraceptive Practice Among Tribal Groups in Rural South India

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