Priyanka Jaiswal
Research Scholar
Institute of Home Science
Bundelkhand University
Jhansi – 284128 (U.P.)
Meenakshi Singh
Associate Professor
Institute of Home Science
Bundelkhand University
Jhansi – 284128 (U.P.)
Abstract
Female feticide is one of the serious issues of the 21st century which needs to be taken care and tackled effectively by the human society. Female feticide resulted in lower sex ratio which caused many social problems like increased rape cases, molestation and growth of the homo sexuality in the society. The objective of the study is to assess the prevalence of girl feticide in different districts of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted in Uttar Pradesh state with nine districts randomly selected on the basis of sex-ratio i.e. high, middle and low. Fifty respondents were randomly selected from each district. Data was collected using an interview schedule having 37 statements. Results revealed that majority of male respondents (52%) were in middle age category and female respondents (52%) were in early adulthood category. Most of the male and female respondents (81.8% and 79.1%) were married respectively and most of the male and female respondents belong to urban area. Mean score of the respondents opinion/notion regarding female feticide was seen more among districts of middle sex-ratio (69.3%). Significant difference exists in sex ratio and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2 -12.27). Middle age respondents (64%) showed their favorable response to the statements regarding female feticide with significant difference between age and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2 -8.02). Significant difference was also seen in locality and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2 -9.64). Results of study revealed that middle age respondents of districts of middle sex-ratio of urban locality were against female feticide.
Key words: Female Feticide, Sex Ratio, Urban, Rura.
