Shaikha Al-Arrayed|Hanan Hamamy
THE CHANGING PROFILE OF CONSANGUINITY RATES IN BAHRAIN, 1990–2009
Salmaniya Medical Complex|University Hospital of Geneva
summary consanguineous marriage traditional respected communities north africa middle east west asia including bahrain intrafamilial unions accounting 2050 marriages significant secular changes consanguinity rates reported recent decades different populations among parents 14237 newborns bahrain 20082009 total consanguinity first cousin marriage rates period four months 2008 109 69 respectively 2009 rates 114 68 respectively study confirms tenyear period first cousin marriage rates bahrain declined 24 nearly 7 although advice cousin marriages attempted stage comprehensive community genetics programmes bahrain increasing literacy public health care providers prevention strategies genetic diseases could contributed decline consanguinity rate bahrain