Table 2

Determinants of first cousin vs. beyond first cousin marriages

Degree of parents’ consanguinity ɸ (n = 45)
CovariatesCrude analysisAdjusted analysis
cOR (95% CI) p-valueaOR (95% CI) p-value
Degree of paternal grandparents’ consanguinity
Beyond first cousinsReferenceReference
First cousins4.65 (1.75−12.34)3.27 (1.010−10.59)
Degree of maternal grandparents’ consanguinity
Beyond first cousinsReferenceReference
First cousins3.40 (1.34− 8.61)3.36 (1.042−10.87)
Provenance of the maternal grandfather
UrbanReferenceReference
Rural1.51 (0.60−3.80)1.86 (0.56−6.21)
Level of education of the student’s father
IlliterateReferenceReference
Primary1.037 (0.46−2.30)0.77 (0.33−1.81)
Secondary0.27 (0.08−0.94)0.21 (0.055−0.76)
Superior0.35 (.071−1.73)0.34 (0.062−1.87)
Mother’s provenance
UrbanReferenceReference
Rural1.35 (0.67−2.71)0.80 (0.33−1.95)
Degree of paternal grandparents’ consanguinitya11.01 (2.77−43.77) **
Degree of maternal grandparents’ consanguinity b3.36 (1.04−10.87) *
Degree of paternal grandparents’ consanguinity c3.27 (1.010−10.59) *

Note(s):a: paternal grandparents first cousins adjusted for maternal grandparents first cousins and illiterate educational level of the father; b: maternal grandparents first cousins adjusted for primary educational level of the father; c: paternal grandparents first cousins adjusted for primary educational level of the father, cOR: crude odds ratio, aOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ɸ: dependent variable

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