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Effect of Son Mortality on Contraceptive Practice in Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Nan E. Johnson  and
A. J. M. Sufian
Nan E. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
A. J. M. Sufian
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Summary

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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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 9 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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