Jehad Rababah, Mohammed M Al-Hammouri, Ayat Awawdeh
The association between undergraduate nursing students' health literacy and bullying and cyberbullying victimization
Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
child sex ratio signifies proportion girls compared boys 0 6 years age group important indicator population significantly status girl child society study tried approach qualitative manner study rationale behind declining child sex ratio conducted qualitative study using five focus group discussions 12 indepth interviews among various age groups pregnant women stake holders participants approached semistructured openended interview guide regarding rationale declined child sex ratio measures normalize thematic analysis main themes subthemes selected consensual agreement study showed male child preference main theme identified rationale part subthemes female vulnerability socioeconomic status literacy cultural caste religion subthemes theme female child preference also came second child care taking affectionate cultural factors subthemes area suggestionsinterventions education counseling government policies media along suggestions regarding sex determination female feticide identified decline child sex ratio taken active social issue thus focusing female upliftment enlightening issues patriarchal nature reduction culturalreligious beliefs