@article{fdi:010071280,
  title = {{T}he enigma of {E}thiopian sex ratios at birth},
  author = {{G}arenne, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study analysed sex ratios at birth (defined as the number of male births per 100 female births) using data on children ever-born from three censuses conducted in {E}thiopia in 1984, 1994 and 2007. {T}he results showed very high values by any standard, with an average of 108.4 for a sample of some 8.2 million births, with somewhat lower values in urban areas. {A}nalysis of socioeconomic correlates revealed that the sex ratio varied very much by household wealth, from about 110 for very poor women to about 102 for wealthier women. {T}he high value of the sex ratio at birth in {E}thiopia could be explained by poverty, used as a proxy for poor nutritional status. {I}n multivariate analysis, the effects of living in urban areas and of maternal education were less important than household wealth. {A}mong the many ethno-linguistic groups, the {N}ilotic family had higher sex ratios than other groups. {T}he results were confirmed using data from {DHS} surveys conducted in the country, and by the analysis of children still living at time of census.},
  keywords = {{ETHIOPIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {B}iosocial {S}cience},
  volume = {49},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {611--622},
  ISSN = {0021-9320},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0021932016000407},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071280},
}