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Prevalence and factors contributing to consanguineous marriages in Morocco
Khaddouj El Goundali1, Milouda Chebabe1, Latifa Mochhoury1
1Health Sciences and Technologies Laboratory, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat, Morocco.
Background:
Consanguinity, the tradition of marrying within ancestral kinship, remains common in many Arab and Middle Eastern countries, despite its well-known health risks.
Aim:
To explore the prevalence of consanguineous marriage in Settat, Morocco, and the contributing factors.
Methods:
This cross-sectional analytical study collected data on consanguineous marriage from 453 married Moroccan women aged ≥18 years, using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, and analysed the data using SPSS version 26.
Results:
We found a consanguineous marriage rate of 26.7% (average consanguinity coefficient 0.0145871) among the respondents, with mostly (69.4%) first cousin marriages. Consanguinity was mostly influenced by parental consanguinity, traditional marriage arrangement, age at time of marriage, education level, rural vs urban residence, and socioeconomic status.
Conclusion:
Our findings show that consanguinity is still prevalent in Morocco due to a combination of reasons. Targeted interventions should be implemented to increase awareness and knowledge about the health risks of consanguinity and reduce its prevalence among the population.
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