Assessing Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Risks and Prevention of Consanguineous Marriage: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.
Ammar Abdulrahman JairounSabaa Saleh Al-HemyariMoyad ShahwanHidayah KaruniawatiSamer H ZyoudEman Abu-GharbiehSa'ed H ZyoudMena Al-AniMustafa HabebMaimona JairounPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2024)
In general, the overall level of knowledge and attitudes toward consanguineous marriage risk and prevention was good among university students. To efficiently control and manage the adverse health impacts associated with consanguineous marriage, there is an urgent need to develop and implement evidence-based counseling and screening programs for consanguineous marriage that would significantly reduce the number of at-risk marriages.