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Traditional societies have undergone rapid social change.Old customary beliefs and practices have been shed by their tonnes, however, other ancient attitudes and beliefs such as son preference are slow to drop off especially in some Sub-Sahara African countries.Following cultural transformation as a result of more females getting educated and their entrance into the labour market assured, it is expected that traditional attitudes of gender preferences especially son preference are bygones in modern times.The objective of this study was to find out from 80 Pregnant Women in Chipata District, Zambia, the preferred gender in relation to the present pregnancy.The study used communal conversations with Pregnant Women in two separate times to collect qualitative data.This study found that 62.5% (50) Pregnant Women yearned for a son.The reasons ranged from family security and leadership, provision of financial and social support to aged parents, for improvement of food security in the home and to perpetuate the name and father's legacy.This study recommends education to couples as they attend Antenatal care to accept any child gender.This will assist families not to have too soon, too early pregnancies for a preferred gender with consequent uterine rupture or failure to care for a bloated family.
Tembo et al. (Sat,) studied this question.