Female Foeticide Perceptions and Practices Among Women in Surat City

• Main Authors: Nawal Shaikh (Author), Hiral Viradiya (Author), Dhwanee Thakkar (Author), RK Bansal (Author), Dhara Shah (Author), Shashank Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Female foeticide besides skewed sex ratio and its attendant social evils has grave ethical undertones, especially for medical professionals and our commitment to save lives. Randomly selected 270 women were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule to explore the female foeticide percep...