Juvenile Sex Ration (0-9 Years) in Rural India
2004
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Title
Juvenile Sex Ration (0-9 Years) in Rural India
Abstract
Not everyone within a household have equal access to food. The juvenile sex ratio is an outcome indicator of gender discrimination. The natural phenomenon is that females outnumber males. A skewed sex ratio with fewer females than males indicates that women are probably suffering from lower access to food and health care, although other factors such as infanticide, selective abortion or under or over reporting may affect this ratio. The juvenile sex ratio is chosen rather than the adult ratio, because the adult ratio may be affected by factors such as migration, whereas the under-nine ratio is generally only affected by death. The skewed sex ratio underline the importance of not viewing households as homogenous units. Consideration must be given to individuals within a household when designing hunger elimination strategies. Special programmes may need to be directed to women and girls.
Spatial extent
| East | West | North | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97.38054 | 68.14423 | 35.50562 | 6.74583 |
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Keywords
Keywords
| Keyword | Type |
|---|---|
| food insecurity | |
| vulnerability | |
| sex ratio | |
| FIVIMS | |
| India | place |
Contacts
Contact
| Individual name | Organization | Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations | FAO - ESNA | Food and Nutrition Division, Assessment and Evaluation Service | nutrition@fao.org | Italy |
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Date
| Date |
|---|
| 2001-01-01 |
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Language
eng