Roberts Lisa R, Montgomery Susanne B
Associate Professor of Nursing at Loma Linda University. She conducts interventional research, utilizing nurses to bring much needed public health programs to vulnerable populations.
Associate Dean of Research, School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University and Director of Research at the Behavioral Health Institute. She conducts and mentors in interventional and health disparities research.
J Christ Nurs. 2016 Jan-Mar;33(1):E7-E15. doi: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000244.
Female gender discrimination related to cultural preference for males is a common global problem, especially in Asian countries. Numerous laws intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender have been passed in India, yet the distorted female-to-male sex ratio seems to show worsening tendencies. Using detailed, two-year longitudinal chart abstraction data about delivery records of a private mission hospital in rural India, we explored if hospital birth ratio data differed in comparison to regional data, and what demographic and contextual variables may have influenced these outcomes. Using quantitative chart abstraction and qualitative contextual data, study results showed the female-to-male ratio was lower than the reported state ratio at birth. In the context of India's patriarchal structure, with its strong son preference, women are under tremendous pressure or coerced to access community-based, sex-selective identification and female fetus abortion. Nurses may be key to turning the tide.
与重男轻女文化偏好相关的女性性别歧视是一个普遍的全球性问题，在亚洲国家尤为突出。印度已经通过了许多旨在防止性别歧视的法律，但扭曲的男女出生性别比似乎呈恶化趋势。利用印度农村一家私立教会医院详细的两年纵向图表摘要数据，这些数据涉及分娩记录，我们探讨了医院出生性别比数据与地区数据相比是否存在差异，以及哪些人口统计学和背景变量可能影响了这些结果。通过定量图表摘要和定性背景数据，研究结果表明，出生时的男女比例低于该邦报告的比例。在印度父权制结构以及强烈的儿子偏好背景下，女性承受着巨大压力，或被迫接受基于社区的性别选择鉴定和女性胎儿堕胎。护士可能是扭转局面的关键。
