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Table 3 The relationship between consanguinity and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics in both genders

From: Consanguinity in the Chaouia population (Morocco): prevalence, trends, determinants, fertility, and spontaneous abortions

Characteristics

Consanguineous

Non- consanguineous

N

p value

Women

    

Age at first marriage

   

p = 0.001

< 15

34.0

66.0

106

 

15–20

27.6

72.4

463

 

21–26

18.8

81.3

160

 

27 + 

10.2

89.8

59

 

Mean age at first marriage (mean ± standard error)

17.96 ± 0.26

19.45 ± 0.18

 

p < 0.001

Urban/rural origin

   

p = 0.005

Rural

26.7

73.3

718

 

Urban

11.4

88.6

70

 

Literacy level

   

p = 0.103

Illiterate

27.0

73.0

607

 

Primary

17.9

82.1

123

 

Secondary+

24.1

75.9

58

 

Men

    

Age at first marriage

   

p < 0.001

< 15

 

15–20

47.9

52.1

73

 

21–26

24.1

75.9

419

 

27 + 

21.6

78.4

296

 

Mean age at first marriage (mean ± standard error)

25.34 ± 0.32

26.89 ± 0.19

 

p < 0.001

Urban/rural origin

   

p = 0.199

Rural

25.9

74.1

742

 

Urban

17.4

82.6

46

 

Literacy level

   

p = 0.582

Illiterate

25.6

74.4

542

 

Primary

26.9

73.1

156

 

Secondary+

21.1

78.9

90

 

Field of work

   

p = 0.216

Agriculture

24.5

75.5

714

 

Services

42.9

57.1

21

 

Commerce

28.6

71.4

35

 

Industrial

33.3

66.7

18

 

Couples with the same place of birth and residence after marriage

   

p < 0.001

Yes

39.2

60.8

344

 

No

14.6

85.4

444

 

Marriage cohort

   

p = 0.003

< 1976

33.1

66.9

136

 

1976–1990

29.8

70.2

215

 

1991–2005

24.3

75.7

222

 

2006–2020

17.2

82.8

215