Prevalence and determinants of consanguineous marriage and its types in India: evidence from the National Family Health Survey, 2015-2016.
J Biosoc Sci
; 53(4): 566-576, 2021 07.
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The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and examine the determinants of consanguineous marriage types in India. Data for 456,646 ever-married women aged 15-49 years were analysed from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 conducted in 2015-16. The overall prevalence of consanguineous marriage was 9.9%; the South region (23%) and North-East region (3.1%) showed the highest and lowest prevalences, respectively. Muslims had a higher prevalence (15%) than Hindus (9%). The prevalence of first cousin marriage (8.7%) was more than that of second cousin (0.7%) and of uncle-niece marriages (0.6%). Women living in urban areas and in nuclear families, having a higher level of education and belonging to affluent families were less likely to marry their cousins (p < 0.01). Women living in the South region of the country were more likely to marry their cousins, as well as uncles (p < 0.001). Close scrutiny of the trends in the results (odds ratios) revealed no clear relationship between socioeconomic condition and consanguineous marriage. The study results suggest that religion and north-south regional dichotomy in culture largely determine consanguineous marriage rather than socioeconomic condition in India.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prevalencia
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
J Biosoc Sci
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
India
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido