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CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE IN JORDAN: AN UPDATE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2017

M. Mazharul Islam ,
Faisal M. Ababneh  and
MD Hasinur Rahaman Khan
M. Mazharul Islam*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Faisal M. Ababneh
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
MD Hasinur Rahaman Khan
Affiliation:
Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
*
1Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

This study examined the recent level, trends and determinants of consanguineous marriage in Jordan using time-series data from the Jordan Population and Family Health Surveys (JPFHSs). According to the 2012 JPFHS, 35% of all marriages were consanguineous in Jordan in 2012. There has been a declining trend in consanguinity in the country, with the rate decreasing from a level of 57% in 1990. Most consanguineous marriage in 2012 were first cousin marriages, constituting 23% of all marriages and 66% of all consanguineous marriages. The data show that women with a lower age at marriage, older marriage cohort, larger family size, less than secondary level of education, rural place of residence, no employment, no exposure to mass media, a monogamous marriage, a husband with less than higher level of education and lower economic status, and those from the Badia region, were more likely to have a consanguineous marriage. Increasing age at marriage, level of education, urbanization and knowledge about the health consequences of consanguinity, and the ongoing socioeconomic and demographic transition in the country, will be the driving forces for further decline in consanguinity in Jordan.

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Short Report
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , July 2018 , pp. 573 - 578
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press, 2017 

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