1MSc Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer Universty, Moradabad
2Assistant Professor, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer Universty, Moradabad
3PG-Tutor, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer Universty, Moradabad
Every person in this world have equal rights to live irrespective of their gender. Instead of getting equal rights in society as women they are not even getting a right to born. Defining “female foeticide as aborting a female foetus after sex determination test”1. There are certain factors like preference for son, economic burden to rear a girl child.2
1. To identify and describe the reasons for gender preference among antenatal women. 2. To determine awareness and attitude and perception on gender preference and female foeticide.
A comprehensive review of published literature and journal articles from Pub Med and EBSCO databases was done by following specific search strategy for each database. Initial 3610 titles were retrieved and after screening 10 articles were selected for full test screening. Finally 10 articles were selected based on the inclusion criteria.
Three research studies highlighted that preference for the son is high in our society with various reasons like security in old age, carries the name and fame of the family and financial security and carry out the last days rituals of the parents and daughters are not preferred due to fear of dowry. Two research studies reveal that most of the subjects have favorable attitude against to sex determination and female foeticide. Most of the subjects were aware about Prenatal diagnostic technique act (PNDT).
The strong desire for male child will make the families to undergo for female foeticide.. Ultimate aim of education is change the behavior.
Gender preference, female foeticide, Sex-determination, PNDT Act, Antenatal women
