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Infant mortality, ethnicity, and genetically determined disorders in The Netherlands
- Source :
- European journal of public health. 16(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Background: Infant mortality of ethnic minorities in The Netherlands (10% of the population) is twice as high as in the indigenous Dutch population. Causes of death are different for the diverse migrant groups. Methods: Hospital records of nearly 600 infants who died in the four major cities between 1995 and 1998 were analysed according to the cause of death, ethnicity, and possible hereditarity. Results: There was a four to five times higher proportion of hereditary causes of death in the Moroccan and Turkish population, compared with the Surinamese/Antillians and indigenous Dutch. Conclusions: This might be explained by a high inbreeding coefficient as three-quarters of the marriage partners are recruited from the home villages and between a quarter and a third of these marriages are between first cousins. Health promotion activities in The Netherlands have not been successful so far. Preconception genetic counselling might help in reducing these differences.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Turkish population
Genetic counseling
Population
Ethnic group
Indigenous
Consanguinity
Cause of Death
Infant Mortality
medicine
Ethnicity
Humans
education
Cause of death
Netherlands
Transients and Migrants
education.field_of_study
Chi-Square Distribution
business.industry
Data Collection
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Infant mortality
Health promotion
Data Interpretation, Statistical
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11011262
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a39e92424408d868bf0eb381dadf02c3