Sex Ratios at Birth Among Indian Immigrant Subgroups According to Time Spent in Canada

Sex Ratios at Birth Among Indian Immigrant Subgroups According to Time Spent in Canada

Abstract Objectives To examine whether son-biased male to female (M:F) ratios at birth among linguistically different subgroups of Indian immigrants vary according to duration of residence in Canada. Methods We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 46 834 live births to Indian-born mothers who gave bir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada 2017-06, Vol.39 (6), p.459-464.e2
Hauptverfasser: Brar, Amanpreet, BSc, Wanigaratne, Susitha, PhD, Pulver, Ariel, PhD(c), Ray, Joel G., MD, Urquia, Marcelo L., PhD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
acculturation
Adolescent
Adult
Canada
Canada - epidemiology
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
immigration
India
India - ethnology
Infant, Newborn
language
Live Birth - ethnology
Male
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Sex ratio
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objectives To examine whether son-biased male to female (M:F) ratios at birth among linguistically different subgroups of Indian immigrants vary according to duration of residence in Canada. Methods We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 46 834 live births to Indian-born mothers who gave birth in Canada between 1993 and 2014. The M:F ratio at birth was calculated according to the sex of previous live births and stratified by (1) time since immigration to Canada (
ISSN:1701-2163
DOI:10.1016/j.jogc.2017.01.002