Biasness in Gender Preference among the Antenatal Mothers: An Institute Based Mixed Method Study in Eastern India

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological mixed method study (quantitative and qualitative methods) was conducted among 422 antenatal mothers admitted in the antenatal ward of Bankura Sammilani Medical College, within first quarter of 2015 (January to March). Data were collected by in depth interview of mothers maintaining anonymity and confidentiality. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to find out the most predicted variables.