title: Effect of son mortality on contraceptive practice in Bangladesh.
abstract: This study based on the 1975-76 Bangladesh Fertility Survey showed that the mortality of sons, and not daughters, was associated with a lower rate of female contraceptive initiation of use and a higher rate of discontinuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sufian
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors