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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