{"id":25241,"date":"2026-04-01T17:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/?post_type=journal-paper&#038;p=25241"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:32:41","slug":"measuring-the-impact-of-demographic-economic-and-social-variables-on-consanguineous-marriage-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"journal-paper","link":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/journal-paper\/measuring-the-impact-of-demographic-economic-and-social-variables-on-consanguineous-marriage-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the impact of demographic, economic and social variables on consanguineous marriage in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consanguineous marriage remains a significant social phenomenon in Egypt, particularly in rural and Upper Egyptian regions. Data from the 2021 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey reveals that around 30% of ever-married women are or were married to blood relatives, with 72% of these unions being first- or second-degree on the father\u2019s side. The prevalence is higher in rural areas (up to 47% in Upper Egypt&#8217;s countryside) and lowest in urban areas. Socioeconomic and educational factors play a key role; women with no education and from lower wealth levels are more likely to marry relatives. The likelihood decreases with higher education and wealth. Moreover, non-working women show a higher tendency toward consanguineous marriage than those earning income.<br \/>\nUsing multinomial logistic regression, the study analyzed how variables like age, region, education, and wealth index affect the likelihood of consanguineous marriage. Findings show that younger women, especially aged 20\u201324, are most likely to marry first-degree relatives. Both poverty and wealth can contribute to consanguineous marriage: the poor seek to reduce marriage costs, while the wealthy aim to preserve family wealth.<br \/>\nThe study concludes that consanguineous marriage persists across generations, reinforced by tradition, limited education, and migration of educated individuals from rural areas. It is closely linked with early marriage and associated health risks such as higher chances of genetic disorders in offspring. These marriages pose significant social and health burdens, especially among vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25196,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"journal-name":[218],"paper-tag":[233,269],"class_list":["post-25241","journal-paper","type-journal-paper","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","journal-name-cjmss","paper-tag-issue-1","paper-tag-volume-5"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journal-paper\/25241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journal-paper"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/journal-paper"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"journal-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journal-name?post=25241"},{"taxonomy":"paper-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificassociation.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper-tag?post=25241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}