Consanguineous Marriage, Reproductive Behaviour and Postnatal Mortality in Contemporary Iran

Consanguineous marriage, reproductive behaviour and postnatal mortality in contemporary Iran.

OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence, types and socio-economic correlates of consanguineous marriages in Iran, and to gauge the extent to which consanguinity influenced fertility, pregnancy outcomes and the expression of genetic disorders in the present-day population. METHODS Data on the prevalence of consanguinity and birth outcomes in the first marriages of 5,5...

Hearing Impairments in Consanguineous Marriage

Consanguineous marriage is strongly favored in many large human populations. In the most parts of south Asia, consanguineous marriage account for 20%  to over 50% of the general population. The effect of consanguinity on hereditary deafness has been well studied and documented. Many authors have suggested that approximately one half  of sensory neural hearing loss in children can be attributed ...

1 Consanguineous marriage , past and present

Major problems can arise when a term with a quite specific scientific definition becomes part of everyday speech. A prime example of this phenomenon is the word mutation, acknowledged within science as denoting a change in genetic structure and the driving force of evolution. But to members of the general public a mutation almost inevitably denotes a change that is at best disadvantageous and i...

A Background Summary of Consanguineous Marriage

Reproductive behavior and health in consanguineous marriages.

In many regions of Asia and Africa, consanguineous marriages currently account for approximately 20 to 50% of all unions, and preliminary observations indicate that migrants from these areas continue to contract marriages with close relatives when resident in North America and Western Europe. Consanguinity is associated with increased gross fertility, due at least in part to younger maternal ag...