Society, Consanguineous Marriage and Genetic Abnormalities with special emphasis on Thalassemia A case Study of Fatimid Foundation, Peshawar

Abstract

This research is based on qualitative aspects of child illness and inter cousin marriages in the Peshawar region. The study focuses on the objectives, to explore the social placement of thalassemia patients in society (recognition in terms of productivity, non-productivity, and also lack of recognition as accepted member of society). To study the reasons behind thalassemia patients influencing the total welfare of the family. To know the local perception about consanguineous marriage and its relationship with thalassemia illness among kids. To investigate how thalassemia patients found social recognition in the social melie, particularly in the peer groups. The study has collected primary data, which is collected from the Fatimid foundation Peshawar, the study has used in-depth interviews. The interviews were conducted with patients and family of the patients. The study found that there are many cases of such illness, when the nature of marriages is consanguineous and this type of marriage is evident to cause genetic abnormalities, especially thalassemia among children. This study found that inter-family or inter-cousin marriages are good for relationships across larger size families but it has a cost to the couple with abnormalities in their kids. The study concluded that a Society with frequently consanguineous marriage have faced high frequency genetic abnormalities. In this case thalassemia is center of debate and it is quite plausible to manage social norms and medical precaution of these marriages. Keywords: Society, consanguineous marriage, genetic abnormalities and thalassemia