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Education and Consanguineous Marriage [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 At least one of every five marriages is consanguineous (between couples who are second cousins or closer) in the Middle East and North Africa, and the rate is higher than 50 percent in some parts of the world. Consanguineous marriage generates serious health problems for the offspring and constitutes an economic problem with its associated medical ...
Akyol, Pelin, Mocan, N.
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The Economics Of Consanguineous Marriages [PDF]
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006 This paper provides an economic rationale for the practice of consanguineous marriages observed in parts of the developing world. In a model of incomplete marriage markets, dowries are viewed as ex ante transfers made from the bride's family to the groom's family when the promise of ex post gifts and bequests is not credible. Consanguineous unions join
Quy-Toan Do, Sriya Iyer, Shareen Joshi
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Arabian Humanities, 2019 Consanguineous marriage is a common type of marriage in the Middle East. Arab countries have the highest consanguineous marriage rates in the world. The differences in the prevalence of consanguineous marriage is related to differences in each geographic
Yagoub Y. Al‑Kandari +1 more
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The decline in consanguineous marriage among Muslims in Israel: The role of education
Demographic Research, 2017 Background: There are two explanations for the inverse relationship between consanguinity and women's education. The female empowerment hypothesis posits that better-educated women will demand more freedom in choosing a marriage partner, whereas the role
Jona Schellekens +2 more
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Comparison of the frequency of dentoalveolar deformities in consanguineous marriages and non-consanguineous marriages in Kerman, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2015 BACKGROUND AND AIM: Consanguineous marriage is one of the causes of congenital deformities and genetic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of consanguineous marriage in dentoalveolar deformities in 16-18 years old adolescents with ...
Javad Faryabi, Razieh Hoseinifar
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2015 Context: Bombay blood group although rare is found to be more prevalent in the Western and Southern states of India, believed to be associated with consanguineous marriage.
Sujata Mallick +3 more
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Consanguineous Marriage among the Parents of Hearing Impaired Students in Mashhad
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2010 Objectives: The prevalence of consanguineous marriage is about 30 % in Iran and this can increase the probability of incidence of genetic impairments such as hearing impairments.
Seyyedeh Reyhaneh Amini, Mohammad Kamali
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Hearing Impairments in Consanguineous Marriage
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2004 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
Younes Lotfi, Saeideh Mehrkian
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Influence of Premarital Counseling Regarding Consanguineous Marriage on Knowledge and Attitude among University Students [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: Consanguineous marriage is a tradition habit in Arab countries leading tohigher rates of autosomol recessive genetic disorders.Aim of the study: to study theinfluence of premarital counseling regarding consanguineous marriage onknowledge ...
Nevin Samir Metwaly +3 more
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The relationship between consanguineous marriage and death in fetus and infants
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2012 Background: Given the high prevalence of consanguineous marriages in rural and urban areas of Iran, the aim of this study was to identify its role in increasing fetal and infant deaths.
Majid Mehr Mohammadi +3 more
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