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 prac...

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Main Authors: Diwakar Mohan, Evan L. Eschliman, Anju Malhotra, Michelle R. Kaufman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81137-z
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