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Table 7 Prenatal and postnatal mortality and child morbidity in the consanguineous and non-consanguineous unions

From: Consanguinity and its socio-biological parameters in Rahim Yar Khan District, Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Parameter

Consanguineous union

Non-consanguineous union

Total

p value

Mortalities

 Data available on mothers (no.)

1239

915

2,154

 

 Total mortalities (no.)

579

399

978

 

 Mortality/women (mean ± SD)

0.47 ± 1.11

0.44 ± 1.17

0.45 ± 1.14

t 0.528

 Prenatal mortality (no.)

316

249

565

 

 Prenatal mortality (mean ± SD)

0.26 ± 0.85

0.27 ± 0.93

0.26 ± 0.88

t 0.658

 Postnatal mortality (no.)

263

150

413

 

 Postnatal mortality (mean ± SD)

0.21 ± 0.73

0.16 ± 0.74

0.19 ± 0.73

t 0.169

Child morbidity (no.)

 Mortality in sons

43

36

79

χ 2 0.295; OR 0.699 (CI 0.357–1.37)

 Mortality in daughters

41

24

65

 Total mortality

84

60

144