Variables assessed through interviews and medical record review included demographic factors, glycosylated hemoglobin, glucose, and adherence to medical regimen, and psychosocial measures. The results suggest that psychological stress, in this case stress in response to perceived racism, and how people cope influence glycemic control in older African-American diabetics. However, given our small sample size further study is needed. Female Foeticide, Infanticide and Selective Neglect of Daughters. Research indicates that in India, preference for sons appears reinforced by 'gender-blind' socio economic development, which interacts with cultural sources of male bias.
Families take steps to ensure that they have at least one son.
Also, they may welcome one or two daughters but additional girls are at risk. NGO reports document the increasing use of prenatal sex selection and the spread of female infanticide in regions and communities where daughter-disfavor was hitherto unknown. SRB's in some areas coexists with persistent excess female child mortality and female infanticide, creating a 'double jeopardy' for girl children. Legislation curbing prenatal sex determination and policy measures addressing societal female devaluation have had little impact, suggesting that female demographic disadvantage is unlikely to improve in the near future. We argue that development policies in India must take gender inequality into account during planning and implementation to address persistent preference for sons and disfavor against daughters.