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Oman World Health Survey 2007-2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Oman National Reproductive Health Survey & Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Congenital Anomalies and Genetic Disorders Survey
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Oman)
Geography 
Oman (OMN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/2007 - 05/2008
Series or system 
World Health Survey Plus
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The World Health Survey Plus (WHS+) was implemented in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in order to collect comparable data for informing strategic planning, program management, monitoring, and evaluation. The Oman World Health Survey 2007-2008 collected socioeconomic, demographic, and health data, particularly related to wellbeing, health care utilization, and risk factors for various diseases. Additionally, the survey collected data about attitudes and practices around reproductive health, congenital anomalies, and genetic disorders in Oman. 

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Alcohol use, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Appetite loss, BCG vaccines, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Cataracts, Child mortality, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Condoms, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Cough, DTP vaccines, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Disability, Education, Eye examinations, Family planning, Fertility, Fever, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health care access, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Hearing loss, Height, Hemoglobin, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hygiene, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, IUDs, Immunization, Income, Infant mortality, Injectable contraceptives, Limited mobility, Literacy, MMR vaccines, Marital status, Measles, Miscarriage, Mortality, Obesity, Pain, Pentavalent vaccines, Physical activity, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Sanitation, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, VCT, Vaccination cards, Vision loss, Vitamin A supplements, Vomiting, Water supply, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022