Some factors related the sex ratio imbalence at birth in Hai Phong City in 2018

Authors

  • Trần Thị Thúy Hà Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Vũ Bích Hạnh Hai Phong population and family planning Branch
  • Trần Thị Thu Hằng Hai Phong population and family planning Branch
  • Tăng Xuân Hải Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital
  • Nguyễn Quang Chính Hai Phong Center for Health Communication and Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2021/54

Keywords:

Factors affecting, imbalance in sex ratio at birth, Hai Phong

Abstract

A cross - sectional descriptive study aimed to describe some factors related the sex ratio imbalence at birth in Hai Phong city in 2018. Data was collected by interviewing mothers who gave birth in 2018, interviewed In - depth consultation with commune/ward People’s Committee leaders, and group discussion of collaborators in 8 communes/wards of 4 districts of Hai Phong city, The results show that the factors affecting the choice of the fetus’s sex in the study area are traditional
customs (following the family line), because of the actual needs (needing a lot of labor, taking care of elderly parents, policies to address the issue of Sex Ratio at Birth are still inadequate, and the sex selection of the fetus is easy

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Published

12-01-2021

How to Cite

Hà, T. T. T. ., Hạnh, V. B. ., Hằng, T. T. T. ., Hải, T. X. ., & Chính, N. Q. . (2021). Some factors related the sex ratio imbalence at birth in Hai Phong City in 2018. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31(1), 210–217. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2021/54

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2021): Special Issue of Public Health Science, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Section

Original Papers

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Publication License No 150/GP-BTTTT signed on May 8, 2014;
Electronic Publication License No 322/GP-BTTTT signed on June 15, 2016.

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