SURVEY ON CHILD HEALTH GENDER DIVIDE

Rise in Sex Selective Abortion

Drop in Sex Ratio to 914 females against 1000 males, lowest since

Independence

* Provisional Census 2011

Haryana

830

Punjab

846

Kerala1084

This is more than just change

Is the New Improved Medical Technology – Chorionic Villus

Sampling , Ultrasound to be blamed

So we conducted research

Survey1940 Pediatricians

Online

National representation

Strategic FocusTo identify Pediatrician’s

Experience in Child Health Gender Divide

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Why Pediatricians ?

Close quarters with Newborn Cases or any Child Health related Issues

Professionally developed identity on parental behavior

More Celebrations seen at Birth

More Celebrations seen at Birth

More Appropriate Weight for Age

More Appropriate Weight for Age

Malnutrition is clinically observed

Malnutrition is clinically observed

Parent’s Inclination towards

Breastfeeding

Parent’s Inclination towards

Breastfeeding

That’s not all , there is more to it

Compliance to Immunization Schedule

Compliance to Immunization Schedule

School DropoutsSchool Dropouts

Care in Illness & Strict Compliance

with Doctor’s advice is seen

Care in Illness & Strict Compliance

with Doctor’s advice is seen

This is much more than just the Change

SUMMARY

61% More celebrations at the Birth of Baby Boy

52% More Appropriate “Weight for Age” is seen in Baby Boys

57% Malnutrition is clinically observed , more in Girls

41% Parents’ Inclination towards Breastfeeding is more for Baby Boys

61% School Dropouts are more observed in Baby Girls

Dr. Mahavir JainJoint Organizing Secretary, PEDICON - 2012

“This survey was first of its

kind and no such perception audit has not been done

earlier”

“The Idea was to to map the magnitude of Child Health Gender Divide”

THANKS !!

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