Table 2.
Camp-Level global acute malnutrition (GAM) and anemia prevalence rates among children aged 6–59 months from eight countries of origin in 22 camps, 2004–2010
| Country of origin | 2005–2011 US resettled numbers (%) | Refugee camp | Survey years | GAM (WHO) 95 % CI | Anemia (%) | Vitamin A distribution (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma | 77,239 (18.9 %) | (Bangladesh) Nayapara and Kutupalong camps | 2005 | 18.9 % (11.5, 28.7) | ||
| 2008 | 7.80 % | |||||
| Somalia | 42,095 (10.3 %) | (Kenya) Dadaab camps | 2009 | 18.7 % (16.2, 21.2) | 28.90 | 88.20 |
| 2010 | 14.6 % (12.4, 20.1) | 52.60 | ||||
| 2005 | 28.3 % (20.1, 39.0) | 55.20 | ||||
| 2006 | 24.3 % (16.7, 34.1) | |||||
| 2007 | 12.4 % (10.4, 14.7) | 87.00 | ||||
| 2009 | 12.6 % (9.4, 15.9) | 91.90 | ||||
| Bhutan | 45,755 (11.2 %) | Nepal camps | 5-Jul | 10.50 % | 97.80 | |
| 6-Dec | 12.7 % (12.3,16.1) | 98.80 | ||||
| 6-Mar | 13.9 % (10.9,16.9) | 86.40 | ||||
| 7-Jan | 4.20 % | 97.50 | ||||
| 8-Dec | 10.5 % (7.9, 12.8) | |||||
| 9-May | 7.3 % (5.4, 9.6) | 35.90 | 98.90 | |||
| 10-May | 8.1 % (6.4, 10.6) | 40.20 | ||||
| Liberia | 9,857 (2.4 %) | (Ghana) Buduburam camp | 2005 | 9.3 % (5.5, 15.2) | 95.50 | |
| 2006 | 13.2 % (8.2, 20.6) | 72.50 | ||||
| Burundi | 9,582 (2.4 %) | (Tanzania) | 2004 | 6.8 % (3.8, 11.7) | ||
| Lukole A | 2005 | 5.6 % (2.6, 11.4) | ||||
| Lukole B | 2004 | 7.1 % (3.9, 12.1) | ||||
| 2005 | 7.1 % (3.5, 13.6) | |||||
| Mukugwa | 2004 | 4.9 % (1.8, 12.1) | ||||
| 2005 | 3.9 (0.7, 14.6) | |||||
| Mtabila II | 2004 | 6.6 % (3.6, 11.4) | ||||
| 2005 | 2.8 % (1.1,7.2) | |||||
| Mtendeli | 2004 | 6.9 % (3.9, 12.0) | ||||
| 2005 | 4.9 % (2.2, 10.2) | |||||
| Nduta | 2004 | 6.3 % (3.4, 11.0) | ||||
| 2005 | 3.1 % (1.2, 7.5) | |||||
| Sudan | 6,670 (1.6 %) | (Kenya) Kakuma | 2004 | 20.5 % (12.7, 31) | ||
| 2005 | 21.7 % (14.6, 31.1) | |||||
| 2006 | 13.2 % (11.2, 15.4) | |||||
| 2010 | 7.9 % (6.1, 10.1) | 73.70 | 76.70 | |||
| Eritrea | 8,805 (2.0 %) | (eastern Sudan) Um Gargour | 2006 | 18.1 % | ||
| Kilo26 | 2009 | 25.5 % (22, 29) | 65.90 | |||
| 2010 | 17 % (13.8, 20.8) | |||||
| 2006 | 17.30 % | 84.10 | ||||
| 2009 | 15 % (11.1, 18.9) | 60.00 | ||||
| 2010 | 13.1 % (10.5, 15.5) | |||||
| Suki | 2006 | 20.30 % | ||||
| 2009 | 7.50 % | 70.00 | ||||
| 2010 | 14.3 % (7.6, 25.3) | |||||
| Abuda | 2006 | 13.60 % | ||||
| 2009 | 13.70 % | 49.00 | ||||
| 2010 | 18.2 % (14.2, 23.2) | |||||
| Wad Sherifey | 2006 | 23.70 % | ||||
| 2009 | 15.2 % (11.3, 20.1) | 59.60 | 84.60 | |||
| 2010 | 15.5 % (12.4, 19.2) | |||||
| Shagrab | 2006 | 15.60 % | ||||
| 2009 | 21.2 % (17.3, 25.2) | 50.30 | 73.30 | |||
| 2010 | 14.9 % (12.3,17.9) | |||||
| Girba | 2006 | 17.40 % | ||||
| 2009 | 17.2 % (12.8, 21.6) | 56.20 | ||||
| 2010 | 16.0 % (12.6, 22.4) | |||||
| Fau5 | 2006 | 19.70 % | ||||
| 2009 | 7.10 % | |||||
| 2010 | 12 % (9.2, 15.5) | |||||
| Democratic Republic of Congo 7509 (1.8 %) | (Tanzania) Nyragusu | 2004 | 6.6 % (3.7, 11.6) | |||
| 2005 | 2.2 % (0.7, 5.9) | |||||
| Lugufu I | 2004 | 5.2 % (2.7, 9.5) | ||||
| 2005 | 1.6 % (0.4, 4.8) | |||||
| Lugufu II | 2004 | 6.5 % (3.6, 11.4) | ||||
| 2005 | 1.6 % (0.4, 4.9) |
CI confidence interval
WHO crisis classification for GAM prevalence: WHO classification for anemia prevalence (public health concern)
Acceptable <5 % acceptable <5 %
Poor 5–9 % mild 5 –19.99 %
Serious 10–14 % moderate 20–39.99 %
Severe ≥15 % severe ≥40 %