CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE IN JORDAN
CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE IN JORDAN
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DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.1320430502
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发表时间:
1992-07-15
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MASSAD, D
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作者:
KHOURY, SA;MASSAD, D
We conducted a population-based study of consanguineous marriages in Jordan. About two thousand households were interviewed. First cousin marriages were encountered in 32.03%, second cousin in 6.8%, distant relation in 10.5%, and no relation in 50% of all marriages, respectively. Inbreeding coefficients were compared with those of other countries. The most important variables affecting inbreeding were social tradition, religion, education, and place of residence-urban vs. rural. Secular trends appear rather stable since the early decades of the twentieth century, especially for first cousin marriages. Jordan society showed a deeply rooted traditional behavioral pattern when inbreeding is considered.