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Selective gender differences in childhood nutrition and immunization in rural India: The role of siblings

Author(s) -

Rohini Pande

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.1353/dem.2003.0029

Subject(s) - birth order , demography , neglect , logistic regression , breastfeeding , immunization , ordered logit , developmental psychology , medicine , psychology , logit , population , pediatrics , sociology , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , antigen , computer science , immunology , nursing

This article examines the role of the sex composition of surviving older siblings on gender differences in childhood nutrition and immunization, using data from the National Family Health Survey, India (1992–1993). Logit and ordered logit models were used for severe stunting and immunization, respectively. The results show selective neglect of children with certain sex and birth-order combinations that operate differentially for girls and boys. Both girls and boys who were born after multiple same-sex siblings experience poor outcomes, suggesting that parents want some balance in sex composition. However, the preference for sons persists, and boys who were born after multiple daughters have the best possible outcomes.

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