Prevalence and correlates of sex-selective abortions and missing girls in Nepal: evidence from the 2011 Population Census and 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Objectives These were to: (1) produce national and subnational estimates of the sex ratio at birth (SRB) and number of missing girl births in Nepal and (2) understand the socioeconomic correlates of these phenomena.Design Observational secondary data analysis of (1) the 2011 population census of Nep...

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Main Authors: Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Channon, Stuart Gietel-Basten, Lucy Williams Stone, A Channon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/3/e042542.full