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Impact of consanguinity on spontaneous pregnancy loss and descendants’ health in north Morocco

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  • Houria Hardouz
  • Amine Arfaoui
  • Ali Quyou

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Purpose - The present study aims to bring out the impact of consanguinity on spontaneous pregnancy loss (SPL) and on descendants’ health, among the population of north Morocco. Design/methodology/approach - Convenience sampling was used for collecting data. A questionnaire was randomly administered to 385 couples represented by either the husband, the wife or both. The study lasted for three months, from January to March 2015. Findings - In total, 238 valid questionnaires were analysed. The results showed that the consanguinity rate was 45.23% and that most consanguineous unions were between first cousins (91%). Data analysis revealed that SPL risk was similar in consanguineous and non-consanguineous couples (OR = 1.6; IC95% = 0.9–2.9). Also, no significant difference was observed in terms of SPL type (OR = 1.6; IC95% = 0.7–3.9) and frequency (p = 0.81). However, late SPL frequency was significantly lower in consanguineous couples (p

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  • Houria Hardouz & Amine Arfaoui & Ali Quyou, 2023. "Impact of consanguinity on spontaneous pregnancy loss and descendants’ health in north Morocco," Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(3), pages 636-645, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:agjsrp:agjsr-01-2023-0027
    DOI: 10.1108/AGJSR-01-2023-0027
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