Research aims: To describe the knowledge, attitude and practice of fetal sex selection of couples in Bac Giang province. Objectives: 1,164 couples giving birth for 5 years, (from the beginning of January 2007 to the end of December 2011), in 3 districts with high sex ratio at birth in Bac Giang province, namely, Luc Nam, Lang Giang and Viet Yen. Methods: A horizontal (prospeqive, retrospective) description study. Results: (1) Knowledge: The knowledge of objectives about social influences of fetal sex selection is limited (83.6 percent know that it leads to having more boys than girls; 12.6 percent think that it has no influence on the society), while 28 percent know about fetal sex selection methods; (2) Attitude: A high ratio of objectives want to have a boy baby (54.6 percent); (3) Practice: A high ratio of objectives utilize the fetal sex selection methods in next birth delivery (18.0 percent).
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