Consanguinity: A Form of Social Capital Among the Muslims of Char Areas in Barpeta District, Assam

2021 ◽  
pp. 2277436X2110112
Author(s):  
Gulrukh Begum
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
River Islands ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Muslim People ◽  
Average Coefficient ◽  
Cultural Explanation

Information on the dynamics of consanguinity is always important for public health strategy. It provides a direct roadmap for healthcare providers and health policymakers to make people aware of the consequences of consanguinity. The present study aims to investigate the attitude of the Muslim people practising consanguinity in the char (river island) areas of Barpeta district in Assam. It intends to seek a cultural explanation behind the practice of consanguinity. The study was conducted cross-sectionally among the Muslims living in different villages of the temporary, semi-permanent and permanent river islands of Barpeta district in Assam. A total of 556 married couples were included in the study. Of these, 103 couples are consanguineous and the rest 453 are non-consanguineous. To study the prevalence of congenital disorders, a sample of 153 males and 121 female inbred children of the consanguineous couples and 701 male and 571 female children of the non-consanguineous parents have been included in the study. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage in the chars was found to be 18.53% and the average coefficient of inbreeding was 0.05996796. Of the consanguineous marriages, the most favoured type was between the first cousins (63.11%), followed by half first-cousin marriages (12.62%). Altogether 14.60% of inbred were found to have some type of congenital disorder against 0.31% non-inbred. In the chars of Barpeta, it is not only ignorance but poor economic condition is also a reason behind the practise of consanguinity. Consanguineous marriage provides means of escaping the expenditure incurred in dowry or bridewealth payment. With seasonal floods, river erodes their village and crops completely every year. Family remains the sole source of stability and security. Consanguineous marriage therefore forms a sort of social capital as they are a source of secured and stable married life in the most hostile ecological settings where these people are living. Social security is of utmost priority behind these marriages in the char.

CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE IN THE CAPITAL CITY SANA’A, YEMEN

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABDALLAH AHMED GUNAID ◽  
NURIA ALI HUMMAD ◽  
KHALED ABDALLAH TAMIM
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Type I ◽  
Cousin Marriage ◽  
Average Coefficient ◽  
Coefficient Of Inbreeding

Consanguineous marriage is traditionally common throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region, especially in the mainly Muslim countries. To date, there is little information on consanguinity in Yemen. The aim of this study was to ascertain the rate of consanguineous marriage and average coefficient of inbreeding in Sana’a City, Yemen. A population survey was conducted with the intention of covering married couples resident in Sana’a City by means of a multi-stage random sampling technique. A total of 1050 wives and husbands were interviewed on consanguinity in their households. The total incidence of consanguinity was 44·7% (95% CI 41·7–47·7%) with first-cousin marriages constituting 71·6% of the total consanguineous marriages and 32% of all marriages. Paternal parallel first cousins (Type I) accounted for 49% of first-cousin marriages. The average coefficient of inbreeding (F) was 0·02442. The incidence of consanguinity is relatively high in Yemen with predominantly first-cousin marriage. This might be related to the deeply rooted social and cultural beliefs in the country.

Preparing a tender for it services by healthcare provider (through the example of healthcare information system support)

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
O. S. Elistratova ◽  
◽  
O. A. Vogt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Healthcare Provider ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
System Support ◽  
It Services ◽  
Healthcare Information ◽  
Healthcare Information System ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Russian Law

IT procurement is always a challenge for healthcare providers as it is not directly related with the scope of activities. Meanwhile, preparing a tender for IT services for Ministry of Defence depends on some specific peculiarities which are a subject of the current article – pricing, sole source purchasing, products from the Unified Register of Russian Software, etc. The article is intended to help healthcare provider specialists who conclude contracts on specified subjects to prepare and to make a procurement respecting interests of own company complying with the Russian law.

scholarly journals Social capital and burnout among mental healthcare providers

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 388-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanne Eliacin ◽  
Mindy Flanagan ◽  
Maria Monroe-DeVita ◽  
Sarah Wasmuth ◽  
Michelle P. Salyers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Mental Healthcare

scholarly journals Multilevel factors influencing contraceptive use and childbearing among adolescent girls in Bara district of Nepal: a qualitative study using the socioecological model

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e046156
Author(s):  
Kazutaka Sekine ◽  
Nirajan Khadka ◽  
Rogie Royce Carandang ◽  
Ken Ing Cherng Ong ◽  
Anand Tamang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Community Health Volunteers ◽  
Female Community ◽  
Female Community Health Volunteers ◽  
Depth Interviews

ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the multilevel factors that influence contraceptive use and childbearing decisions in Nepal and examine relationships among these factors.DesignThe study drew on qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews (IDIs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) and triangulated results.SettingAn urban municipality and a rural municipality in Bara district, Nepal.ParticipantsWe recruited a total of 60 participants (e.g., 20 married adolescent girls aged 15–19, 20 husbands, 20 mothers-in-law) for IDIs and 10 (e.g., four healthcare providers, three health coordinators, three female community health volunteers) for KIIs.ResultsMarried adolescent girls faced a range of barriers that are inter-related across different levels. Patriarchal norms and power imbalances between spouses limited their decision-making power regarding contraception. Social pressures to give birth soon after marriage drove the fear of infertility, abandonment and the stigmatisation of childless married couples, which leads to lack of women’s autonomy in making decisions about family planning. Mothers-in-law and religion exerted considerable influence over couples’ decisions regarding contraception. Limited access to information about the benefits and methods of family planning contributed to fear of the side effects of contraceptives and low awareness about the risks involved in adolescent pregnancy.ConclusionsThe convergent results from triangulation confirm that the decision to postpone childbearing is not merely the personal choice of an individual or a couple, highlighting the importance of targeting families and communities. The study underscores the need to challenge restrictive sociocultural norms so that adolescent girls become empowered to exercise greater control over contraceptive use.

scholarly journals Trends in consanguineous marriage in Karnataka, South India, 1980–89

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Bittles ◽  
J. M. Coble ◽  
N. Appaji Rao
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
South India ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Rural Migration ◽  
Rapid Reduction ◽  
Consanguineous Marriages ◽  
Average Coefficient ◽  
Coefficient Of Inbreeding

SummaryAnalysis of data on 106,848 marriages in the cities of Bangalore and Mysore, South India, between 1980 and 1989 showed that levels of consanguineous marriage varied between cities through time and by religion. The average coefficient of inbreeding was higher in Bangalore (F = 0·0339) than in Mysore (F = 0·0203), principally reflecting large-scale, post-Independence rural migration into Bangalore. Although there was some evidence of a decline in consanguineous marriages in Mysore, there was no convincing support in either city for earlier projections of a rapid reduction in the popularity of unions between close biological relatives.

Improving the evaluation of homeopathy: economic considerations and impact on health

2000 ◽  
Vol 89 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S27-S30 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Chaufferin
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Patient Profile ◽  
General Evaluation ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Epidemiological Impact ◽  
Health Care Strategies

AbstractObjectives: The financial crisis of health insurance systems sometimes drives public policy-makers to take precipitate action dominated by economic imperatives. The question addressed here consists in defining homeopathy’s scope of intervention, its place in health care strategies, recourse to treatment, and especially economic data appraising homeopathy’s impact on expenditures and outlay covered by health insurance in France.Method: We used the General Evaluation Model to define the study (to whom is the evaluation made, situations, criteria, measurement of these criteria, quality and precision).Results: The main results are in terms of costs, as follows:The differences observed cannot be explained by the patient profile or the diseases treated. Furthermore, a study carried out in France showed that 87% of patients whose physicians had prescribed homeopathic treatment did not see another physician for the same problem.Conclusions: Once basic analysis has been done, so that the economic and epidemiological impact of a certain health strategy can be determined, it is necessary to proceed further, helping healthcare providers and public authorities to make decisions. Various possibilities exist and should be investigated.

Consanguineous marriage within social/occupational class boundaries in Pakistan

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad A. Shami ◽  
Jonathan C. Grant ◽  
Alan H. Bittles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Effects ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Strong Preference ◽  
Occupational Class ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Average Coefficient ◽  
Coefficient Of Inbreeding

SummaryData on patterns of consanguineous marriage were collected from 5340 families resident in eight cities in the Pakistan province of Punjab. To assess whether social and/or occupational class was interacting with con-sanguinity, information also was obtained on the hereditary qaum to which each family belonged. In the present generation 46·5% of all marriages were contracted at the level of second cousin or closer, with an average coefficient of inbreeding (F) of 0·0286, and the results indicated that in each of the seventeen qaums there was strong preference for marriage to a close biological relative. However, significant differences existed in the distribution of consanguineous marriage by qaum membership, which could interfere with the interpretation of studies into the biological effects of inbreeding.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES IN SOUTH SINAI, EGYPT

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. YAMAMAH ◽  
E. ABDEL-RAOUF ◽  
A. TALAAT ◽  
A. SAAD-HUSSEIN ◽  
H. HAMAMY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Inbreeding Coefficient ◽  
Consanguineous Marriages ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
South Sinai ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mixed Populations ◽  
El Tor

SummaryA total of 3961 married couples from six major geographical areas representing the South Sinai governorates in Egypt were studied to assess the rate of consanguineous marriage. The population of six selected areas (St Catherines, Nuweiba, Abu Rudeis, Ras Sudr, El Tor and Abu Zenima) were subdivided into Bedouin, urban and mixed populations. A questionnaire-based interview was conducted showing that the consanguinity rate in this region is 37.5%, with the highest rate recorded in Abu Rudeis (52.3%) and lowest rate in Nuweiba (24.1%). Consanguinity was significantly higher among the Bedouin population compared with the urban population in Abu Rudeis, Ras Sudr, El Tor and Abu Zenima, while in St Catherines and Nuweiba there was no statistically significant difference. Among consanguineous couples, 5%, 60% and 35% were double first cousins, first cousins and second cousins respectively. The mean inbreeding coefficient α of the studied population was 0.01845.

scholarly journals Becoming Balinese Islam: Bale Banjar and Subak in Islamic Village of Segara Katon, Karangasem, Bali.

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Yoga Segara
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Social World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Muslim People ◽  
Long Time

Muslims in Karangasem are relatively homogeneous since they originate from the Sasak tribe, Lombok. The story of the conquest of the kingdom in Lombok by the Kingdom of Karangasem turned out to be the beginning of the Sasak tribe Muslims occupying 25 of the 26 Islamic villages, except the Saren Javanese Islamic Village from Demak, Java. The pattern of settlement through the Islamic Village further spreads around the Kingdom of Karangasem. Sasak tribe Muslims were then currently placed in the catu land which belonged to the kingdom. One of the numerous fascinating Muslim villages is Segara Katon. Some of its residents are still of Balinese origin as the result of the marriage of converted Gamongan people to Segara Katon women. Another uniqueness is the existence of the bale banjar which even though it has been acknowledged as a form of acculturation between Hinduism and Islam in the past, yet, it has been left standing although its function has presently begun to shift along with the establishment of the Nurul Jihad Mosque. The long history and traditions that they experienced in a relatively long time were made a fabulous social capital to survive in the midst of various changes, including being active and creative in strengthening peaceful relations with Hindus through multiple local wisdom. To be able to explore data and analyze how Balinese Muslim people in Segara Katon see themselves and their social world, field research was carried out through interviews, observation, and document studies.

scholarly journals State Smoking Cessation Quitlines and Smokers With Mental Illness

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Rogers ◽  
Scott E. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Treatment Access ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Needs Assessment Survey

AbstractObjective:State smoking cessation telephone quitlines have become an integral part of the U.S. public health strategy for helping smokers quit. It is unclear whether these quitlines meet the needs of smokers with a mental illness, who have unique challenges during the quitting process and may benefit from more intensive treatment compared to smokers without mental illness. We conducted a needs assessment survey of U.S. state quitlines (N= 51 including Washington DC) to learn how they work with mentally ill callers.Methods:Quitline representatives were asked whether they have, or perform, six services chosen to represent basic elements of treatment access, process and structure for mentally ill smokers.Findings:We had a 96% response rate to our survey. All surveyed quitlines accept calls from mentally ill smokers, and all either train their counsellors in mental health or their counsellors have past mental health training. In addition, all quitlines encourage mentally ill callers to discuss quitting with their regular healthcare providers for safety reasons. However, only eight surveyed quitlines (16%) screen callers for mental illness, few (18%) use specific counselling protocols for mentally ill callers, and even fewer (6%) have self-help materials tailored for the mentally ill.Conclusions:Future studies are needed to analyse these variations in state quitline operations to identify the most effective approaches to providing telephone-based treatment for smokers with mental illness.

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