Even when it comes to hospitalizing their children Indians discriminate between their sons and daughters. A male child with acute chest infections is nearly three times more likely to receive hospital care than a girl child in India. This was announced on Tuesday by scientists from the University of Edinburgh in the UK who conducted a first-of-its-kind large scale study. The study noted that this was because male children are slightly more susceptible to such illnesses and because families are more likely to ensure the sons receive health care. This gender disparity was visible across the developing world and was
