Tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology is characterized by significant differences in prevalence
between men and women worldwide, with cases among men exceeding those found in …

The aim of this article is on the one hand, to draw up a socio-demographic inventory of the
situation of Chinese women in the prevailing early twenty-first century context of …

For decades, China's sex ratio at birth (SRB) has risen significantly. This trend was found in
different provinces and between different parities. Three direct causes have led to the …

To control the HIV/AIDS epidemics in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China,
Guangxi government launched the 5-year Guangxi AIDS Conquering Project (GACP, Phase …

This dissertation explores how son preference is constructed and renegotiated in light of
social change in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Based on secondary sources and …

Background Thirty-four countries worldwide have abnormally high sex ratios (> 102 men per
100 women), resulting in over 100 million missing women. Widespread sex selective …

China is facing a male marriage squeeze, as there are more men in the marriage market
than potential female partners. As a consequence, some men may fail to ever marry …

China has experienced continual increase in the sex ratio at birth (SRB) since the 1980s,
which has led to a serious gender imbalance. To identify whether the future forced …

Sex ratios have widely been recognized as an important link between demographic contexts
and behavior because changes in the ratio shift sex-specific bargaining power in the partner …

Background The highly male-biased sex ratio at birth has produced a severe male 'marriage
squeeze'in China. However, with an imbalanced sex ratio, the marriage-squeezed or …