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Family is the core of social life. Consanguineous marriage means the blood relation between spouses, in other words cognation. Consanguineous marriage is a comprehensive phrase and socio-economic reasons lie behind consanguineous marriages. Consanguineous marriages are observed more commonly in societies having a closed economy and societies living a nomadic life. Objectives: It is aimed to find out adolescents’ thoughts and opinions with regard to consanguineous marriages. Methods: This study, conducted between dates of March 12, 2015 – February 15 2016, is a cross sectional descriptive type. Research was conducted as a two-centre study in Konya and Ankara with 2073 students. Findings: The percentage of adolescents’ whose parents made consanguineous marriage is 12,1%. The rate of students who have consanguineous marriage among their relatives is 50,8%. Demand of family is mainly pointed (56,3%) out as the reason of consanguineous marriage. Conclusion: When dominant attitude of families on marriages are considered, it is suggested to include parents while holding public health education programs. When it is considered that adolescents access necessary information through school classes, it is of importance for the Ministry of National Education to display more sensitivity on this matter.

Adolescents’ opinions and thoughts about consanguineous marriages: A Turkey sample