Objectives: Overweight, particularly obesity is a major risk factor for several important diseases,
especially hypertension, coronary heart diseases and diabetes mellitus. Our aim is to …

Background Recent corpus of research suggests that psychiatric disorders amongst adolescents
and youths are an emerging global challenge, but there is paucity of studies exploring …

Conclusion: There is inverse relationship between both education and empowerment and
fertility. However, the 2 indices of women empowerment; decision making and freedom of …

Objectives There is a rising burden of breast cancer (BC) in the Eastern Mediterranean
Region (EMR), and its sociopsychological impact is a quickly growing health concern in this …

Objectives: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) highlighted
the presence of wide variations in asthma prevalence between and within countries. The …

Background and objective: This study evaluated changes in the prevalence of asthma
symptoms and asthma severity in Omani school children over time. Methods: Two cross‐sectional …

Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease that is characterized by massive loss of fluids and
electrolytes. If it remains untreated, in its most severe form it may result in death. The causative …

The Genetic Blood Disorders Survey is the first community-based survey in the Arabic world
and the Middle East to determine the prevalence of the most common genetic blood …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma in Omani schoolchildren using the
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) protocols. Method: The ISAAC-…

The Oman World Health Survey (OWHS) is community-based household survey conducted
in first half of 2008 for Omani and non-Omani population aged 18 years and above. It is a …