PMID- 28793942
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190913
LR  - 20190913
IS  - 1469-7599 (Electronic)
IS  - 0021-9320 (Linking)
VI  - 50
IP  - 4
DP  - 2018 Jul
TI  - CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE IN JORDAN: AN UPDATE.
PG  - 573-578
LID - 10.1017/S0021932017000372 [doi]
AB  - This study examined the recent level, trends and determinants of consanguineous 
      marriage in Jordan using time-series data from the Jordan Population and Family 
      Health Surveys (JPFHSs). According to the 2012 JPFHS, 35% of all marriages were 
      consanguineous in Jordan in 2012. There has been a declining trend in 
      consanguinity in the country, with the rate decreasing from a level of 57% in 
      1990. Most consanguineous marriage in 2012 were first cousin marriages, 
      constituting 23% of all marriages and 66% of all consanguineous marriages. The 
      data show that women with a lower age at marriage, older marriage cohort, larger 
      family size, less than secondary level of education, rural place of residence, no 
      employment, no exposure to mass media, a monogamous marriage, a husband with less 
      than higher level of education and lower economic status, and those from the 
      Badia region, were more likely to have a consanguineous marriage. Increasing age 
      at marriage, level of education, urbanization and knowledge about the health 
      consequences of consanguinity, and the ongoing socioeconomic and demographic 
      transition in the country, will be the driving forces for further decline in 
      consanguinity in Jordan.
FAU - Islam, M Mazharul
AU  - Islam MM
AD  - *Department of Mathematics and Statistics,Sultan Qaboos 
      University,Muscat,Sultanate of Oman.
FAU - Ababneh, Faisal M
AU  - Ababneh FM
AD  - *Department of Mathematics and Statistics,Sultan Qaboos 
      University,Muscat,Sultanate of Oman.
FAU - Khan, Md Hasinur Rahaman
AU  - Khan MHR
AD  - daggerInstitute of Statistical Research and Training,University of Dhaka,Bangladesh.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170810
PL  - England
TA  - J Biosoc Sci
JT  - Journal of biosocial science
JID - 0177346
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Consanguinity
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Developing Countries/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Economic Status/statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Employment/statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Family Health/statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interrupted Time Series Analysis
MH  - Jordan
MH  - Male
MH  - Marriage/statistics & numerical data/*trends
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Population Dynamics/statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Rural Population/statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2017/08/11 06:00
MHDA- 2019/09/14 06:00
CRDT- 2017/08/11 06:00
PHST- 2017/08/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/09/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/08/11 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0021932017000372 [pii]
AID - 10.1017/S0021932017000372 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Biosoc Sci. 2018 Jul;50(4):573-578. doi: 10.1017/S0021932017000372. Epub 2017 
      Aug 10.