Sex Ratio at Birth and Racial Differences: Why Do Black Women Give Birth to More Females than Non-Black Women?

The two important questions that this paper will attempt to answer are: (1) why is it that regardless of race/ethnicity or geographic location, the sex ratio data at birth show more males than females?; and (2) Why is it that regardless of geographic location compared to other racial/ethnic groups,...

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Veröffentlicht in:African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive. - Women’s Health and Action Research Centre. - 12(2008), 3, Seite 139-150
1. Verfasser: Kaba, Amadu Jacky (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive
Schlagworte:Birth Race Sex ratio Sub-Saharan black women Biological sciences Social sciences Behavioral sciences Health sciences Physical sciences