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Socio-Economic Epidemiology of Consanguineous Matings in the Saudi Arabian Population

In: Journal of Asian and African Studies
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Simin Saedi-Wong
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Abdul Rahman Al-Frayh
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Henry Y. H. Wong
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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 1989
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The rate and socio-economic factors associated with consanguineous matings among 4498 Saudi families living in Riyadh have been evaluated. The incidence of consanguinity in the urban Saudi population is unusually high, has been common among Saudi people during the past decades and has not changed significantly even among the younger generation. There is a statistically significant relationship between educational level and consanguinity. Similar association is observed between income level and consanguineous matings. The rate of consanguinity is significantly higher among men and women who are marrying for the first time.

Title:
Socio-Economic Epidemiology of Consanguineous Matings in the Saudi Arabian Population
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685217-90007252
Language:
English
Pages:
247–251
In:
Journal of Asian and African Studies
In:
Volume 24: Issue 3-4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5217
Print ISSN:
0021-9096
Subjects:
General, African Studies

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