Effects of Consanguinity on Fertility and Mortality Among the Sayed Muslims of Assam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5222007 |
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| Authors | Sarthak Sengupta (0000-0001-8179-2457, Department of Anthropology Dibrugarh University , Dibrugarh 786 001, Assam, India), Sabeha Begum (Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development , Guwahati 781 001, Assam, India) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 505-507 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1998.11907414 |
| OpenAlex | W2769447528 |
| Language | EN |
In the total 141 marriage studied in the Sayed Muslims of Assam. 67 are consanguineous with a percentage of 47.52 The effects of consanguinity on different measures of fertility and mortally has also been investigated The mother of the consanguineous union register higher fertility and pre-reproductive mortality as against nonrelated couples The present sample of Sayed displays a good amount of agreement with results of contemporary studies conducted elsewhere
Biology · Consanguinity · Fertility · Geography · Population · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Genetics
| Highly cited | No |
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