Parental son preference in seeking medical care for children less than five years of age in a rural community in Bangladesh

Am J Public Health. 1988 Oct;78(10):1349-50. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.10.1349.

Abstract

We examined drug purchases for children less than five years of age from privately owned pharmacies in Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh. The male to female incidence rate ratio was 1.71 (95 per cent confidence intervals = 1.27, 2.28) for overall drug purchase, and 2.94 (95% CI = 1.14, 7.73) for purchase of drugs prescribed by physicians. Our findings support and extend previous observations in this community of parental son preference in caring for children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bangladesh
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Therapy / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Prejudice*
  • Sex Factors