Contribution of social and cultural factors to the decline in consanguinity in south India

Bibliographic Data

ID5958744
AuthorsN Audinarayana (corresponding author), Krishnamoorthy, S Krishnamoorthy (Bharathiar University)
Year2000
Volume47
Issue3-4
Pages189-200
Publication date2000-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBiodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19485565.2000.9989018
PMID12055694
OpenAlexW2078897286
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

The data from the National Family Health Survey, 1992-1993, show that the extent of consanguinity is high (34.7 percent) in South India; 26.2 percent of women married close blood relatives, and 8.5 percent of women married distant blood relatives. A definite downward trend in the proportion of marriages between close blood relatives is observed. Education, age at marriage, religion and caste, and urban-rural childhood residence have significant independent effects on consanguinity. The multinomial logistic regression analysis reveals that in South India the downward trend in the proportion of marriages between close blood relatives is entirely explained by rising age at marriage and women's education over time

Consanguinity · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders