Micronutrient Deficiencies in Pre-school Age Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Jordan.

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dc.contributor.authorWirth, James P
dc.contributor.authorErin, Nichols
dc.contributor.authorKhatib, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorMasa'd, Hanan
dc.contributor.authorBarham, Rawhieh
dc.contributor.authorAburto, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorJungjohann, Svenja
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Kevin Serdula Mary
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-13T06:40:18Z
dc.date.available2015-11-13T06:40:18Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWirth 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-5641
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/165579
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://sciencedomain.org/abstract/10968en_US
dc.titleMicronutrient Deficiencies in Pre-school Age Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Jordan.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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