Dear Goanetters, You must be aware that the results of census 2001 have revealed that child sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) in the age group of 0-6 years has declined fron 945 in 1991 to 927 in 2001. It is a matter of acute concern and embarrasment for all of us. If we Goans think that it is the problem of the bride burning parts of India then we should think again. In a recent editorial in the JIMA -Journal of the Indian Medical Journal, Dr Sharda Jain ,Director, Life Care Center Delhi mentions that the prosperous states in India eg Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Delhi ,Uttaranchal, Goa and Maharashtra are the worst hit. States like Kerala. WB, Pondicherry,Mizoram and Sikkim do not have this problem because of better education of women and absence of child fixation. It would seem that high health and literary indices has not helped the Goan girl child at all. Ms Jain points out that the fast declining sex ratio in India may in future, lead to serious sociocultural problems including sex- violence and population imbalances. Following important conditions may lead to marked spread of female foeticide in Northern India.1)Easy access to medical facilities 2)Ability to pay the doctor and abortionist for the test and abortion.3)A good network of roads 4) Bias about small family norm5)Unholy traditional thoughts as reflected in the son complex as reflected in the son complex and easily available sex determination test facilities. This is also common for Goa!. The Numero Uno state has another dubious distinction in the number of aborted female foetuses by educated middleclass families. Check it out on www.jimaonline.org Pascal Pinto
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