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Consanguineous marriage and reproductive risk: attitudes and understanding of ethnic groups practising consanguinity in Western society by Marieke E Teeuw; Ghariba Loukili; Edien AC Bartels; Leo P ten Kate; Martina C Cornel; Lidewij Henneman is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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Consanguineous couples should be adequately informed about their increased reproductive risk and possibilities for genetic counselling. Information may only be effective if it meets the needs of the target group. This study aimed to gain more insight into: (1) attitudes of people belonging to ethnic groups in Western society towards consanguinity and their understanding of risk for offspring; and (2) their attitudes regarding reproductive information targeted at consanguineous couples. Dutch Moroccans and Turks were invited to complete an online questionnaire by snowball sampling and by placing a link on two popular Dutch Moroccan/Turkish forum websites between September and October 2011. The questionnaire was completed by 201 individuals who were, on average, neither positive nor negative towards consanguinity. Respondents with a consanguineous partner were more positive, estimated the risk for the offspring lower and were less positive about the provision of risk information to consanguineous couples when compared with respondents without a consanguineous partner. Participants of Turkish origin had a more negative attitude towards consanguinity and estimated the reproductive risk
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- Author
- Marieke E Teeuw; Ghariba Loukili; Edien AC Bartels; Leo P ten Kate; Martina C Cornel; Lidewij Henneman
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Natue Publishing Group; Wiley (ISSN 1018-4813)
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)