Although women constitute about half of the Bangladesh population, their social status
especially in rural areas remains very low. Rural women belong to the most deprived section …

Background To predict the need of family planning methods, family planning managers often
rely on unmet need derived from measure of contraceptive demand. However women's …

A preference for sons or for more sons than daughters has been documented in several
countries in the world. Preference for male children is especially prevalent in South Asia …

Abstract Introduction The Nigerian population policy targeted a 30.2% prevalence of modern
contraceptives among its population by the year 2015. In spite of the widespread knowledge …

BACKGROUND Like a number of international organizations before them, the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently issued an ethics opinion, which …

Introduction: Gender equality has been a priority area of demographic research. One of the
major reasons for high fertility and low acceptance of family planning is the prevalence of …

Background Contraceptive practice acceptable to Indian society is said to be associated with
socio-economic status, education, practice of the area and other factors. Population …

Gender discrimination and son preference are key demographic features of our country. Son
preference has almost become a well established fact in India especially in Uttar Pradesh …

India is the second largest country in the world, of this 70%(Census, 2011) population is
living in the rural area. India is supporting 16% of the world's population. India's population …

Son preference exists in most societies to some degree and is common throughout the
world. Preference for sons is not an unusual phenomenon. Recorded history demonstrates …