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Human sex ratio at birth in South West Nigeria.

This article is from Indian Journal of Human Genetics , volume 13 . Abstract BACKGROUND:: Human sex ratio at birth differs from one population to the other. This variation has been attributed to cultural practices, seasonal variation, small-family size policy and sex selective technology. Information on secondary sex ratio in Nigeria is limited. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE:: To analyzed human sex ratio at birth for samples of the Nigerian population in 4 urban settings in Southwest Nigeria, in order to know the trend and to compare the findings with those of previous reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: Da…