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. 2016 Nov 16;10:26. doi: 10.1186/s13031-016-0093-6

Table 2.

Prevalence of malnutrition and mean anthropometry scores among children 6–59 months of age, Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, 2013–2014

Jordan 2014 Lebanon 2013 Iraq 2013
Za’atri (Refugee Camp) National (Outside Camp) North South Beirut Bekaa Domiz (Refugee Camp)
Global acute malnutrition, children aged 6–59 mo
 Global – % (95 % CI) 1.2 (0.5–3.2) 0.8 (0.3–2.2) 3.9 (2.5–6.1) 0.3 (0.0–2.6) 0.7 (0.2–2.3) 4.4 (2.3–8.2) 4.1 (2.8–6.1)
 Severe – % (95 % CI) 0.3 (0–2.4) 0 (0) 0.3 (0–2.1) 0 (0) 0.2 (0–1.9) 1.7 (0.5–5.4) 1.1 (0.5–2.4)
 Mean Z-score (SD) 0.26 (0.90) 0.23 (0.94) 0.29 (0.94) 0.39 (0.93) 0.34 (0.92) 0.29 (0.97) -0.02 (1.08)
Stunting, children aged 6–59 mo
 Global –% (95 % CI) 16.7 (11.6–23.4) 10.5 (7.6–14.4) 20.1 (15.6–25.4) 21.0 (16.6–26.2) 14.1 (10.8–18.2) 21.0 (16.0–27.2) 19.0 (15.8–22.7)
 Severe –% (95 % CI) 3.1 (1.6–5.9) 2.5 (1.4–4.6) 2.8 (1.6–5.0) 4.7 (2.6–8.1) 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 4.5 (2.6–7.8) 5.2 (3.4–7.8)
 Mean Z-score (SD) -0.77 (1.33) -0.59 (1.15) -0.99 (1.20) -1.06 (1.17) -0.90 (1.03) -1.07 (1.23) -0.76 (1.46)
Underweight, children aged 6–59 mo
 Global –% (95 % CI) 4.0 (2.4–6.7) 2.9 (1.7–4.9) 3.9 (2.2–6.8) 4.0 (2.4–6.6) 2.5 (1.2–5.1) 2.8 (1.2–6.0) 6.3 (4.6–8.7)
 Severe –% (95 % CI) 0.3 (0–2.3) 0.4 (0.1–1.7) 1.1 (0.4–2.8) 1.0 (0.3–3.0) 0.5 (0.1–2.0) 1.0 (0.3–3.2) 1.4 (0.8–2.4)
 Mean Z-score (SD) -0.24 (1.04) -0.13 (1.01) -0.33 (1.04) -0.29 (1.01) -0.24 (0.97) -0.37 (0.99) -0.39 (1.16)