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Female feticide is one of the visible violence against women and now this is spreading across the country. Someone has to take action against this crime but is helpless. So, the present study was planned to assess association of family planning and birth control with age and sex ratio. The study was conducted in Utt ar Pradesh state with nine districts randomly selected on the basis of sexratio i.e. high, middle and low. Fifty respondents were randomly selected from each district. Data was collected by using standardized scale "Family Planning and Birth Control Att itude Scale" developed by Dr. M. Rajamanickam (2005) with four variables (Family Planning, Birth Control, Abortion, and Age of Marriage). Results revealed that majority of female respondents (52%) were in early adulthood (18-40yrs) category while majority of male respondents (52%) were in middle age (41-60yrs) category and vice versa. Equal percentage of male and female (50%) respondents was in all districts of high, middle and low sexratio. Results throws light on four variables in which mean value was seen more in family planning variable i.e.-31.19 in middle sex-ratio districts. Mean values in other three variables were i.e. - Birth Control-30.09, Abortion-26.33, and Age of Marriage-30.45. Data further asserted that significant association was found between all variables. (Family planning F=9.68, Birth Control F=3.85, Abortion F=9.54, and Age of Marriage F=9.29) and districts of all sex-ratio. In case of age, data further pin pointed that regarding family planning variable; mean value was more (30.90) in middle age group. Mean values in other three variables were i.e. Birth Control-30.10, Abortion-25.81, and Age of Marriage-30.09. Data further reported that significant association was found between all variables. i.e. Family planning (t=3.39) Birth Control t=3.90, Abortion=5.12, Age of Marriage t=3.59. It is concluded that districts with middle sex ratio and middle age respondents were in favor of family planning and birth control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Female feticide is one of the serious issues of the 21st century which needs to be taken care and tackled eff ectively by the human society. Female feticide resulted in lower sex ratio which caused many social problems like increased rape cases, molestation and growth of the homo sexuality in the society. The objective of the study is to assess the prevalence of girl feticide in diff erent districts of Utt ar Pradesh. The study was conducted in Utt ar Pradesh state with nine districts randomly selected on the basis of sex-ratio i.e. high, middle and low. Fifty respondents were randomly selected from each district. Data was collected using an interview schedule having 37 statements. Results revealed that majority of male respondents (52%) were in middle age category and female respondents (52%) were in early adulthood category. Most of the male and female respondents (81.8% and 79.1%) were married respectively and most of the male and female respondents belong to urban area. Mean score of the respondents opinion/notion regarding female feticide was seen more among districts of middle sexratio (69.3%). Significant diff erence exists in sex ratio and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2-12.27). Middle age respondents (64%) showed their favorable response to the statements regarding female feticide with significant diff erence between age and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2-8.02). Significant diff erence was also seen in locality and opinion regarding female feticide (χ2-9.64). Results of study revealed that middle age respondents of districts of middle sex-ratio of urban locality were against female feticide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]