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    Faulty genes: consanguinity in the Pakistani community’

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    Authors
    Ali, Nasreen
    McLean, Carl
    Rehman, Hamid
    Affiliation
    University of Bedfordshire
    ICM Research
    ETHNOS Research and Consultancy
    Issue Date
    2012-06-22
    Subjects
    consanguinity
    Pakistani
    Pakistan
    
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    Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss the attitudes and beliefs of the Pakistani/Kashmiri community in Birmingham towards the cultural practice of consanguineous (cousin) marriage and health, and how an understanding of Pakistani/Kashmiri community views may help institute good practice for health care professionals. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research study using eight gender‐ and age‐specific focus group discussions and eight in‐depth one‐to‐one interviews with participants who were in consanguineous relationships. All participants were from the Pakistani/Kashmiri community and residents of Springfield ward in Birmingham. Findings – The findings illustrate Pakistani/Kashmiri attitudes towards consanguinity and health. There was awareness of still births and genetic conditions but a poor understanding of genetics; respondents were reluctant to accept the link between cousin marriages and birth issues and explanations for still births and impairments were largely attributed to the “will of God”. Female respondents were in favour of screening for genetic conditions but would not terminate pregnancies as this was contrary to Islamic ideas about pre‐destiny and all respondents wanted more medical and Islamic scholarly information on cousin marriage and how it is linked to disabilities. Clearly there is a need to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce infant mortality in the Pakistani/Kashmiri community. Research limitations/implications – Research findings correspond with previous studies that have explored ethnic minority knowledge and attitudes to health and healthcare services and the need for culturally competent services.
    Citation
    Ali N, McLean C, Rehman H (2012) 'Faulty genes: consanguinity in the Pakistani community’', Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 5 (2), pp.43-51.
    Publisher
    Emerald Publishing
    Journal
    Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622764
    DOI
    10.1108/17570981211286787
    Additional Links
    https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17570981211286787
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1757-0980
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1108/17570981211286787
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