Changes in sex composition of births across regions and subgroups in India from an analysis of birth histories from National Family Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT: India has consistently had one of the highest birth sex ratios (i.e., most males per female) globally. This analysis seeks to describe the sex composition of live births over the past decades among subgroups of the Indian population considering ongoing efforts to mitigate sex selection practices. Distribution of sex from the birth history data from three cross-sectional rounds of India's National Family Health Survey (2005-06, 2015-16, 2019-21) were used. We describe changes in the sex composition of live births across time through different phases of the PreNatal Diagnostics Technique Act by place of residence, caste, education, and wealth. Multilevel random effects logit regression models were used to estimate odds ratios and adjusted estimates for the different periods. The proportion o

SUBMITTER: Mohan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature