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Son preference in Bangladesh: an emerging barrier to fertility regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Ruhul Amin  and
A.G. Mariam
Ruhul Amin
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
A.G. Mariam
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Summary

This study investigates the effect of son preference on contraceptive use and desire for additional children using national level survey data from Bangladesh for the years 1969 and 1979. Son preference had a negative effect on contraceptive use and a positive effect on the desire for additional children regardless of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. This adverse effect of son preference on fertility regulation seemed to have persisted over the years. Relevant socioeconomic conditions in Bangladesh are described.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 221 - 228
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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