Effect of Education on the rate of Anomalies in consanguineous marriages of Muslim Population of Kurnool town

Dr. S. Shamshad; S. Shameela; SM. Sameer Hasan

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

Effect of Education on the rate of Anomalies in consanguineous marriages of Muslim Population of Kurnool town

Dr. S. Shamshad, S. Shameela, Sm. Sameer Hasan

Abstract :

 Muslims represent India’s largest religious minority group at nearly 13% of the country’s population. Consanguineous marriage is a common and preferable custom of marriage among Muslim population. Consanguinity is an important risk factor in genetic diseases and in congenital malformations. This study was done to compare the frequencies of anomalies among women with different education levels of Muslim community in Kurnool town. The study shows that out of 1050 married women, 26% were illiterate with nil education and 74% of the women were dividing into different education groups based on Primary (up to 5th class), Secondary (up to 10th class) and Higher Education (above 10th class). Overall, the results reveal that the frequency of anomalies is greater among consanguineous marriages with nil education group and fewer or complete absence were observed among non consanguineous marriages with secondary education group