Consanguinity, fecundity and post-natal mortality in Karnataka, South India.
The degree of consanguinity of the progeny, the number of live-borns and number of living children were determined in 3350 marriages in Bangalore, Karnataka. The coefficient of inbreeding (F) was 0-02308, higher than in comparable, urban populations in other South Indian states. No significant differences were found between the consanguineous and nonconsanguineous groups in numbers of live-born or living children nor was there any consanguinity-related trend with respect to these parameters.
D001723:Birth Rate; D002648:Child; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy