Table 2 Consanguinity among participants’ parents, married respondents, and prospective couples.
From: Consanguinity and willingness to perform premarital genetic screening in Sudan
X | Variables | Categories | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | Partner Consanguinity | Relative* | 364 | (42.8) |
Not relative, but same tribe | 161 | (18.9) | ||
Not relative, not similar tribe | 325 | (38.3) | ||
Total | 850 | (100.0) | ||
Type of relatedness | From father side | 162 | (44.5) | |
From both father and mother sides | 98 | (26.9) | ||
From mother side | 104 | (28.6) | ||
Total | 364 | (100.0) | ||
Parents | Parents’ consanguinity | Relative* | 1058 | (46.6) |
Not relative, but same tribe | 518 | (22.8) | ||
Not relative, not similar tribe | 696 | (30.6) | ||
Total | 2272 | (100.0) | ||
Type of relatedness | From father side | 423 | (40.0) | |
From both father and mother sides | 386 | (36.5) | ||
From mother side | 249 | (23.5) | ||
Total | 1058 | (100.0) | ||
Prospective couples | Planning to marry | No | 782 | (50.9) |
Yes* | 755 | (49.1) | ||
Total | 1537 | (100.0) | ||
Potential partner’s relatedness | Relative | 242 | (32.1) | |
Not relative, but same tribe | 115 | (15.2) | ||
Not relative, not similar tribe | 398 | (52.7) |
