Son preference, use of maternal health care, and infant mortality in rural China, 1989–2000
Abstract
This study assesses the effects of socio-economic conditions and the interaction between son preference and China's one-child family planning policy on the use of maternal health care services and their effects on infant mortality in rural China, using nationally representative data from the 2001 National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Survey. The results show that while the use of maternal health care services has continued to increase over time, large gaps still exist in the use of these services and in infant survival by mother's education, community income, and parity. Further improvements in the reproductive health of all women and in infant survival will require effective reduction of the obstacles to the use of maternal health care among those women in rural China who are less educated, poor, and of higher parity.
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- Authors
- Chen, J., Xie, Z., & Liu, H.
- Affiliations
- East–West Center (US)
- China Population and Development Research Center (CN)
- Venue
- Population Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 161-183
- ISSN
- 0032-4728 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-4747
- OpenAlex
- W1992294633
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 7.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Population Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Keywords
- son preference, maternal health service utilization, infant mortality, one-child policy, family planning, rural China, maternal education, household income, parity, reproductive health, gender preference
- MeSH terms
- Adult, China, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Infant Mortality, Infant, Newborn, Male, Maternal Health Services, Parity, Pregnancy, Rural Population, Sex Ratio, Socioeconomic Factors, Family Planning Policy
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