Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
The National Population Council, Egypt.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Dec;26(12s):48-56. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i12s.6.
This study aimed to explore some correlates and potential reproductive consequences of consanguinity. We analysed data for 8515 ever-married women aged 15-49 derived from a household survey conducted in 2017 in six governorates. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage was 35.9%. The odds (OR (95%CI)) of consanguinity were higher in rural southern governorates (3.68 (3.03-4.46)), with less than secondary education (1.55 (1.42-1.7)), with unemployment (1.74(1.48-2.04)) and in the lowest wealth quintile (3.09 (2.66-3.6)). After adjusting for residence, education, wealth, age at marriage and the number of children; the OR (95%CI) for spontaneous abortion and still births with consanguinity were 1.31 (1.09-1.59) and 1.63 (1.18-2.25) respectively. Consanguinity remains highly prevalent in Egypt especially in rural southern governorates. Women empowerment in terms of attaining higher education and employment may reduce the problem. Consanguinity appears to be associated with adverse reproductive outcomes including spontaneous abortion and still birth.
本研究旨在探讨近亲婚姻的一些关联因素和潜在的生殖后果。我们分析了 2017 年在埃及六个省进行的一项家庭调查中 8515 名 15-49 岁已婚女性的数据。近亲婚姻的流行率为 35.9%。在农村南部省份（3.68（3.03-4.46））、受教育程度低于中等教育（1.55（1.42-1.7））、失业（1.74（1.48-2.04））和最贫困的五分位数（3.09（2.66-3.6））的人群中，近亲婚姻的可能性更高。在调整了居住地、教育程度、财富、初婚年龄和子女数量后，近亲婚姻的自然流产和死产的比值比（OR（95%CI））分别为 1.31（1.09-1.59）和 1.63（1.18-2.25）。近亲婚姻在埃及仍然非常普遍，尤其是在农村南部省份。赋予妇女更高的教育和就业权力可能会减少这个问题。近亲婚姻似乎与不良的生殖后果有关，包括自然流产和死产。
