PMID- 29343125
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180827
LR  - 20180827
IS  - 1464-5033 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4460 (Linking)
VI  - 45
IP  - 2
DP  - 2018 Mar
TI  - The changing pattern and determinants of declining consanguinity in Jordan during 
      1990-2012.
PG  - 140-147
LID - 10.1080/03014460.2018.1429655 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Consanguinity is a deep rooted cultural trait in Jordan. AIM: To 
      examine the patterns and determinants of declining rates of consanguineous 
      marriage in Jordan during 1990-2012 in the context of the changing pattern of 
      socio-economic and demographic conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data come 
      from the 1990 and 2012 Jordan Population and Family Health Surveys (JPFHSs). A 
      total of 6461 women in 1990 and 11,352 women in 2012 were successfully 
      interviewed. Descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques were used for 
      data analysis. RESULTS: Consanguinity was found to be widely practiced (35% in 
      2012) until recent times in Jordan. However, there has been a secular declining 
      trend over the last few decades as the practice of consanguinity has declined 
      from 56% in 1990 to 35% in 2012. Increasing age at marriage and female education, 
      higher level of education of husbands, declining family size, increasing rate of 
      urbanisation and female employment, exposure to mass media and higher economic 
      status appeared as significant predictors of declining consanguinity in Jordan. 
      CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study support Goode's hypothesis of a decrease 
      of consanguinity with modernisation. Although consanguinity is a deeply rooted 
      cultural trend in Jordan, it is gradually losing ground due to modernisation and 
      socio-demographic transition of the country.
FAU - Islam, M Mazharul
AU  - Islam MM
AD  - a Department of Mathematics and Statistics , Sultan Qaboos University , Muscat , 
      Sultanate of Oman.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180219
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Hum Biol
JT  - Annals of human biology
JID - 0404024
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Consanguinity
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Jordan
MH  - Marriage/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Social Change
MH  - Social Class
MH  - *Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Urban Population/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Women, Working/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Consanguinity
OT  - Jordan
OT  - changing pattern
OT  - consanguineous marriage
OT  - first cousin
EDAT- 2018/01/19 06:00
MHDA- 2018/08/28 06:00
CRDT- 2018/01/19 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/08/28 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/01/19 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/03014460.2018.1429655 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Hum Biol. 2018 Mar;45(2):140-147. doi: 10.1080/03014460.2018.1429655. Epub 
      2018 Feb 19.