Effect of son mortality on contraceptive practice in Bangladesh

Type Journal Article - Journal of biosocial science
Title Effect of son mortality on contraceptive practice in Bangladesh
Author(s)
Volume 24
Issue 01
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1992
Page numbers 9-16
URL http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1335152&fileId=S00219320000​06751
Abstract
This study based on the 1975–76 Bangladesh Fertility Survey showed that the mortality of sons, and not daughters, was associated with a lower rate of female contraceptive initiation of use and a higher rate of discontinuation.

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