Trends in the frequencies of consanguineous marriages in the Israeli Arab community

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作者
Jaber, L
Halpern, GJ
Shohat, T
机构
[1] Bridge Peace Communiyt Pediat Ctr, IL-40400 Taibe, Israel
[2] Schneider Childrens Med Ctr Israel, Unit Community Pediat, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[4] Rabin Med Ctr, Dept Med Genet, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
[5] Israel Ctr Dis Control, Tel Hashomer, Israel
关键词
consanguineous marriage; frequency; Israeli Arabs; trends;
D O I
10.1034/j.1399-0004.2000.580203.x
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Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
To assess the trends in the frequency of consanguineous marriages in the Israeli Arab population in the last 40 years, we conducted a two-part study. For the first part, we re-analyzed data from a nationwide study carried out in 1992, and for the second part, we undertook a new survey in 1998 in four locations: Taibe, Tira, Kalansuwa and Kafr Bara. Data regarding the frequency of consanguineous marriage in these four locations for the years 1961-1985 was extracted from the original survey, and for the years 1986-1998, from new questionnaires. The frequency of consanguineous marriage was highest in the period 1961-1965 (50.6%), but by the period 1981-1985 it had decreased to 40.6%. Over the whole time span of the 1992 study, a significant decrease was observed between the periods 1961-1975 and 1976-1985 (p < 0.0001). In the four-location study, there was a significant decrease in the frequency of consanguineous marriage from 52.9% in the period 1961-1970 to 32.8% in the period 1991-1998 (p = 0.0006). We conclude that the custom of consanguineous marriage in the studied population is still extremely high, and preventive measures should be taken to decrease its frequency and associated complications.
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