Micronutrient Deficiencies in Pre-school Age Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Jordan.
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2015
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Objectives: Jordan's 2010 National Micronutrient Survey assessed the prevalence and severity of
anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in Jordanian women and children.
Methods: A stratified multistage cluster sampling was used to establish a nationally representative
household-based sample of Jordanian children (12 - 59 months) and non-pregnant women of
reproductive age (15-49 years). Weighted descriptive statistics were used to calculate national
prevalence and multivariate analyses were undertaken for the determination of risk factors of
vitamin D deficiency
Results: Anemia in children (hemoglobin < 110g/L) and women (hemoglobin < 120g/L) was a mild
(17.0%) and moderate (30.6%) public health problem, respectively. Vitamin A deficiency (serum
retinol < 0.70 umol/L) was prevalent in 18.3% of children and 4.8% of women. Vitamin D deficiency
(25(OH)D3 < 11.0 ng/mL and < 12.0 ng/mL in children and women, respectively) was prevalent in
19.8% of children and 60.3% of women. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly more likely in
women who routinely cover themselves with a scarf compared to those women who do not cover. In urban areas, children whose mothers were vitamin D deficient were more likely to be vitamin D
deficient than children whose mothers were not deficient.
Conclusions: With the exception of vitamin A, a higher burden of micronutrient deficiencies is
seen in Jordanian women than children. Vitamin D deficiency in women is the most prevalent
micronutrient deficiency in Jordan with approximately 3 out of 5 women being deficient.
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Wirth James P, Erin Nichols, Khatib Ibrahim, Masa'd Hanan, Barham Rawhieh, Aburto Nancy, Jungjohann Svenja, Sullivan Kevin Serdula Mary. Micronutrient Deficiencies in Pre-school Age Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Jordan. European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety. 2015 Special issue; 5(5): 902-903.