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Preference of son and reproductive profile of three endogamous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Year 2016, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 29 - 36, 31.12.2016

Abstract

The fertility of a population is always influenced by various factors, directly or indirectly and
these factors are, however, not the same for every population. The present study is an
attempt to validate the various biological and social factors including son preference that
influence the fertility among the three endogamous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh – Galo, Adi
and Hills Miri. In together 624 ever married women were interviewed from both rural and
urban areas using pre-tested schedule. It is found that one fourth of the male and one third
of the female are marrying before the legal age at marriage among the study populations.
It is higher among the rural compared to urban irrespective of gender and so the mean live
birth among the rural are higher than the urban for all the study tribes. The age at marriage
and age at first conception has inverse relation with the fertility. The mean live birth is higher
among the illiterate mothers and house wife compared to literate and working mothers,
respectively. The birth control users have a lower mean fertility compared to nonusers.
Preference for son is observed among Galo and Hills Miri and gives an impact on fertility.
Mother with lesser number of son have higher mean live birth.

References

  • Abelson, A. E. (1976). Altitude and fertility. Hum Biol, 48, 83–91.
Year 2016, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 29 - 36, 31.12.2016

Abstract

References

  • Abelson, A. E. (1976). Altitude and fertility. Hum Biol, 48, 83–91.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Anthropology
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Mohammad Asghar This is me

Engam Basar This is me

Mukhi Savetary This is me

Pingku Nonang This is me

Publication Date December 31, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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Vancouver Asghar M, Basar E, Savetary M, Nonang P. Preference of son and reproductive profile of three endogamous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Euras J Anthropol. 2016;7(2):29-36.