[
    {
        "id": "osp-10496",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "National Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anaemia, Genetic Blood Disorders and Over- and Undernutrition in Omani Women of Reproductive Age and Preschool Children",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Petry",
                "given": "Nicolai"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Maamary",
                "given": "Salima A."
            },
            {
                "family": "Woodruff",
                "given": "Bradley A."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Ghannami",
                "given": "Samia"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Shammakhi",
                "given": "Saleh M."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Ghammari",
                "given": "Ibtesam K."
            },
            {
                "family": "Tyler",
                "given": "Vilma"
            },
            {
                "family": "Rohner",
                "given": "Fabian"
            },
            {
                "family": "Wirth",
                "given": "James P."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/national-prevalence-of-micronutrient-deficiencies-anaemia-genetic-blood-disorders-and-over-and-undernutrition-in-omani-women-of-reproductive-age-and-p",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "20",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "e151-164",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.005",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "A national cross-sectional survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of anaemia, micronutrient deficiencies, haemoglobin disorders and over- and undernutrition in children and women of reproductive age in Oman. Wasting and stunting were found in 9.3% and 11.4% of children aged 0–59 months, respectively, while 4.2% were overweight or obese. In addition, 23.8% were anaemic and 10.2%, 9.5% and 10.6% had iron, vitamin A and vitamin D deficiencies, respectively. Sickle cell and β-thalassaemia genetic traits were present in 5.3% and 4.2% of children and 4.7% and 2.8% of women, respectively. Overall, 9.1% of Omani women were underweight and 59.2% were overweight or obese. The prevalence of anaemia was 27.8%, while iron, folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiencies affected 24.8%, 11.6%, 8.9% and 16.2%, respectively. Anaemia among both children and women and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women are the most concerning nutritional problems in Oman."
    }
]