Assessment of association between consanguinity and fertility in Asian populations.

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dc.contributor.authorHussain, Rafaten_US
dc.contributor.authorBittles, Alan Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-03-12en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:49:51Z
dc.date.available2004-03-12en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:49:51Z
dc.date.issued2004-03-12en_US
dc.descriptionJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 59 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough a high proportion of marriages in Asia are consanguineous (i.e. contracted between close biological relatives), with some notable exceptions, there is a death of demographic and anthropological literature on the association between consanguinity and fertility. This paper presents an overview of the prevalence of consanguineous marriages in selected South and Southeast Asian countries, followed by an assessment of the association between consanguinity and fertility. The association between consanguinity and fertility was assessed reviewing published literature and analyzing demographic and health survey (DHS) data from Pakistan and India. Results of the review of published literature showed higher fertility among women in the first-cousin unions compared to those married to non-relatives. In the DHS analyses, consanguinity was found to be associated with a number of direct and indirect determinants of fertility, including lower maternal education, lower maternal age at marriage, lower contraceptive use, and rural residence. At the multivariate level, adjusted mean fertility was found to be lower among women in the first-cousin unions in the Pakistani DHS data, while for the Indian DHS, adjusted mean fertility levels were similar in the first-cousin and non-consanguineous marriages. The pathways through which consanguinity affects fertility in Asian populations are evaluated and discussed.en_US
dc.description.affiliationSchool of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia. rhussain@metz.une.edu.auen_US
dc.identifier.citationHussain R, Bittles AH. Assessment of association between consanguinity and fertility in Asian populations. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2004 Mar; 22(1): 1-12en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/721
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&typeClassificationID=2en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=5151en_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAsia, Southeastern --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshConsanguinityen_US
dc.subject.meshContraception Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshEducational Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFertility --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Surveysen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMarriage --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshMeta-Analysis as Topicen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPakistan --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.titleAssessment of association between consanguinity and fertility in Asian populations.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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