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A Community-Based Study on Awareness and Perception On Gender Discrimination and Sex Preference among Married Women (in Reproductive Age-Group) in a Rural Population of District Bareilly, Uttar-Pradesh

机译:基于社区的北方邦巴雷利地区农村人口中已婚妇女(生殖年龄组)性别歧视和性别偏爱的意识和感知研究

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Background: Skewed sex ratio is an issue of major concern. The problem is getting worse with the misuse of technology that facilitates pre-natal sex determination. This is happening across the country in spite of a massive influx of legal regulations banning the same. In this light, the study of awareness of same becomes very relevant and needs to be evaluated. At the heart of problem of female feticide is impact of advertisement about the facility of prenatal sex determination, and the unawareness about legal rules and regulations forbidding the same as PNDT Act. Aims: To study the awareness and perceptions of rural women regarding sex determination and gender discrimination Settings and Design: A Community based cross-sectional study. Methods and Material: Multistage sampling was used and 317 rural married women in reproductive age group were interviewed. Statistical analysis used: Result expressed in percentages and chi-square test. Results: 80% of females irrespective of their literacy status were aware about prenatal sex determination. However 67% were unaware of PNDT Act and the unawareness was significantly associated with literacy status of women. Regarding perceptions, 94% felt that females still do not enjoy equal rights as males. Eighty eight percent wished to conceive for male child if there family would have been complete with female children. Conclusions: : It is necessary to gear the efforts against this social malady by intensive IEC campaigns for raising awareness about rules forbidding pre-natal sex determination and strict implementation of PNDT Act. At the heart of problem is impact of advertisement about the facility of prenatal sex determination and the unawareness of legal regulations forbidding feticide as PNDT Act.
机译:背景:性别比例偏差是一个主要问题。由于滥用有助于产前性别确定的技术,问题变得越来越严重。尽管有大量的法律法规禁止这样做,但这种情况在全国各地仍在发生。有鉴于此,对相同意识的研究变得非常重要,需要进行评估。女性杀人罪问题的核心是有关产前性别确定工具的广告影响,以及对禁止与《 PNDT法》相同的法律法规的不了解。目的:研究农村妇女对性别决定和性别歧视的认识和看法。环境与设计:一项基于社区的横断面研究。方法和材料:采用多阶段抽样,对317名育龄农村已婚妇女进行了访谈。使用的统计分析:结果以百分比和卡方检验表示。结果:80%的女性,无论其识字状况如何,都知道产前性别决定。但是,有67%的人不了解《 PNDT法案》,而这一不了解与妇女的识字状况显着相关。关于看法,94%的人认为女性仍然没有享有与男性平等的权利。 88%的人希望为男婴受孕,如果那里的家庭本来可以与女婴同住。结论::有必要通过大量的IEC运动来对抗这种社会疾病,以提高人们对禁止产前性别确定和严格执行PNDT法案的规则的认识。问题的核心是关于产前性别确定设施的广告的影响,以及不了解禁止将农药用作PNDT法的法律法规的影响。

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