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Modelling the constraints on consanguineous marriage when fertility declines [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND Consanguinity - or marriage between close blood relatives, in particular first cousins - is widely practised and even socially encouraged in many countries.
Barakat, Bilal, Basten, Stuart
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Milestone Attainment in Young Children With Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: Developmental Profile and Associated Factors

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Evidence on developmental milestones in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) under the age of five is scarce. This multisite cross‐sectional study described developmental status and examined factors associated with milestone attainment in 143 children aged 0–66 months from a pediatric AMC Registry.
Ahlam Zidan, Sophia C. Pasia, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Reggie Hamdy, Frank Rauch, Lauren C. Hyer, Joel Lerman, Haluk Altiok, Krister Freese, Cary Mielke, Sarah B. Nossov, Philip F. Giampietro, Thania Ordaz‐Robles, Noémi Dahan‐Oliel   +13 more
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Blood Ties and Mental Health: The Effect of Consanguineous Marriageson Depression and Anxiety

Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College
Objective: To determine the prevalence of consanguineous and non-consanguineous marriages in two significant cognitive health conditions, severe depression and anxiety.
Meer Arsalan Khan Khan , Saif Ullah Shaikh, Hira Shaikh , Komal Saleem , Hafsa Riaz, Iram Saddiqa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between consanguinity and survival of marriages

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2015
Background and purpose: The present study was performed to investigate the association between consanguineous marriages and divorce risk. Materials and methods: A total of 496 couples at divorce time and 800 couples from general population who have no ...
Mostafa Saadat
doaj   +1 more source

Consanguinity in the Maltese Islands [PDF]

, 2015
Consanguineous marriages may increase the risk of some medical conditions and may be useful to examine social and other aspects. There were few such marriages in the Maltese islands until late in the 19th C when they increased until they began to decline
Wyatt, H.V.
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

HOW FREQUENT ARE CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES?

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2008
Objective: To determine the frequency of consanguineous marriages in parents and grand parents of alladmitted children in a pediatric unit Design: An observational study.
D. S. Akram, Fehmina Arif, Jabeen Fayyaz Fayyaz   +2 more
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

The need of genetic counselling in third world Muslim countries

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight the profound importance of extending access to genetic counselling services in third-world Muslim countries.
Ahsan Jamal Memon
doaj   +1 more source