title: Prenatal Sex and Other Preferences for Reproductive Career of Final Year Graduation Girl Students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Marriage of girls just after graduation is common in Western Maharashtra. This study was planned to know the views of final year graduation student towards reproductive carrier.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To interact with final year girl students of various streams to know their preferences on various aspects of reproductive carrier and contraceptive awareness.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  Academic institutes of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Corporation area. Study-subject: All willing final year Girl students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Married girls.
  
  
  METHODS
  All final year girl students Sampling Technique: Cluster sample Study-Duration: 7 months. Study-tool: Pretested questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Percentages, Chi-square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All girls who have responded prefer marrying and having first child at right age. All feel spacing is needed, at least of 2 years. Two children was the most common choice (52.3%). Forty-three percent girls feel male child is must and 52.3% of total girls will like to have sex determination done if required. Total 47.24% girls were unaware about any contraceptive methods but 88.2% girls knew the place of its availability. Most common source of information about contraceptive was school and friends. E-pill was known to 41.5% of girls. All girls felt the need for more information about reproductive health and according to 81.3% right age for it is 15-18 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Girls have correct reproductive preferences except sex of child. Sex preference and Low contraceptive awareness needs strong intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Yugantara R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kadam
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prachi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nirmale
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Alka D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gore
keywords: Prenatal sex determination; reproductive carrier preferences; sex selective abortion