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Table 6 The prevalence of consanguineous marriages in various regions of Morocco

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

Regions of Morrocco

Consanguinity (%)

Mean inbreeding coefficient

Source

Doukkala

26.03

0.0166

[7]

Oriental

29.58

0.0138

[25]

Northern Morocco

24.37

0.0080

[10]

Tiflet

38.90

0.0564

[8]

Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zear

20.00

[26]

Middle Atlas of Morocco (Population of Fritissa)

30.32

0.0399

[9]

Agadir region (Souss massa)

19.64

0.0119

[27]

High Atlas of Morocco (valleys of Anougal and Azgour)

28.00

0.0114

[12]

Gharb-Chrada-Beni Hssen

19.81

0.0075

[28]