Son preference, security concerns and crime against women: Expanding the public health discourse in India

Son preference, security concerns and crime against women: Expanding the public health discourse in India

The phenomenon of son preference in India and the declining number of girls due to such a mindset has been an area of concern. While the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act and the Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao scheme have been the mainstay of the government's initiative to count...

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Main Authors: Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Nupur Ray, Ritwika Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
public health discourse
security concerns
son preference
violence against women
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=2;spage=204;epage=206;aulast=Nanda

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http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=2;spage=204;epage=206;aulast=Nanda

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