Association between consanguineous marriage and child nutritional outcomes among currently married women in Pakistan

ConclusionThe findings suggest that there is a relationship between consanguineous marriage and under nutrition children including stunting and underweight, even after controlling for other background characteristics of the CMW. Child health interventions for CMW need to provide tailored information on consanguineous marriages related awareness and programme.
Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research