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Table 4 The trend of SRB in the subgroup of parity at the three stages of Two-Child Policy (22 hospitals in Hebei Province of China, 2013–2017)

From: How does the two-child policy affect the sex ratio at birth in China? A cross-sectional study

SRB in subgroup

BTCP

OTCP

UTCP

P

 Nulliparous (SRB)

1.033

1.016

1.016

0.31

 Multiparous (SRB)

1.165

1.088

1.070

< 0.01

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

 Nulliparous

1.00

0.99(0.96–1.01)

0.99(0.96–1.01)

0.51

 Multiparous

1.00

0.93(0.91–0.96)

0.92(0.89–0.94)

< 0.01

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 Nulliparous

1.00

0.99(0.96–1.02)

0.99(0.97–1.02)

0.74

 Multiparous

1.00

0.94(0.91–0.96)

0.92(0.90–0.95)

< 0.01

  1. BTCP: Both the husband and wife of one couple were the only child of their parents, the couple were allowed to have Two Children in Policy (January 1, 2013 - May 29, 2014); OTCP: only the husband or wife of one couple was the only child of their parents, the couple were allowed to have Two Children in Policy (May 30, 2014 - December 31, 2015); UTCP: the Universal Two-Child Policy, every couple were allowed to have two children (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017). SRB: Sex Ratio at Birth (n (male) / n (female)); OR Odds Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Intervals
  2. A chi-square test was used in the SRB at the three stages of Two-Child Policy. BTCP acted as a control, univariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the strength of association between the SRB and the population policy, showed in Unadjusted OR (95% CI); After adjusting the factors such as maternal age, delivery mode, maternal education, delivery hospital, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used, and was showed in Adjusted OR (95% CI)