Consanguinity, fertility of couples and mortality of children in the high Atlas population (commons of Anougal and Azgour, Marrakesh, Morroco)

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ID12030253
AuthorsM Cherkaoui (0000-0002-2472-093X), Abdennasser Baali (0000-0003-4879-2062), Georges Larrouy (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), A Sevin (0000-0002-2067-4366, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Gilles Boëtsch (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Year2005
Volume20
Issue3-4
Pages199-206
Publication date2005-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0393-9383 • E-ISSN: 1824-3096
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/bf02443058
OpenAlexW2023107796
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This study analyses the relationship between consanguinity, fertility and child mortality in a rural population of two moroccan High-Atlas valleys. Among this very endogamous population, we have reconstituted, by inquiries, for each family, the totality of its reproductive life as well as the genealogic relationships that exist between the spouses on several generations. The analysis carried out on the group of families with women who are over 40 years old (438 families) has shown that the population was very strong related (28% of marriages are consanguineaous). A positive association between levels of fertility, infant mortality and consanguinity was observed

Atlas (anatomy · Consanguinity · Fertility · Gynecology · Population · Sociology · Demography · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Medicine · Migration, Identity, and Health · Anatomy · Pediatrics

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