TABLE.

Prevalence of global acute malnutrition, stunting, and anemia among Syrian women and child refugees residing in Zaatari camp and outside the camp in the host community — Jordan, April–May 2014

	In Zaatari camp		Outside the camp in the host community
Nutrition standard	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Children aged 6–59 mos
Global acute malnutrition*
Total (WHZ <-2 or bilateral pitting edema)	1.2	(0.5–3.2)	0.8	(0.3–2.2)
Moderate (WHZ -3 to <-2)	0.9	(0.3–2.9)	0.8	(0.3–2.2)
Severe (WHZ <-3 or bilateral pitting edema)	0.3	(0.0–2.4)	0	—
Stunting†
Total (HAZ <-2)	17.0	(11.7–24.0)§	9.0	(6.5–12.3)§
Moderate (HAZ -3 to <-2)	14.1	(9.6–20.3)	8.1	(5.9–11.2)
Severe (HAZ <-3)	2.9	(1.4–5.8)	0.9	(0.3–2.2)
Anemia¶
Any anemia (Hb <11 g/dL)	48.4	(42.0–54.9)**	26.1	(21.3–30.8)**
Mild (Hb 10 to <11 g/dL)	27.7	(23.0–32.3)§	18.5	(14.8–22.2)§
Moderate (Hb 7 to <10 g/dL)	20.4	(16.3–24.5)**	7.6	(5.0–10.1)**
Severe (Hb <7 g/dL)	0.31	(0–0.95)	0	—
Nonpregnant women aged 15–49 yrs
Anemia††
Any anemia (Hb <12 g/dL)	44.8	(38.5–51.0)**	31.1	(27.2–35.0)**
Mild (Hb 11 to <12 g/dL)	21.2	(16.7–25.7)	17.6	(14.6–20.7)
Moderate (Hb 8 to <11 g/dL)	22.5	(17.5–27.5)**	12.9	(10.7–15.2)**
Severe (Hb <8.0 g/dL)	1.0	(0–2.4)	0.5	(0–1.05)

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; WHZ = weight-for-height z-score; HAZ = height-for-age z-score; Hb = hemoglobin.

^*Sample sizes: in Zaatari camp, 325; outside the camp, 479.

^†Sample sizes: in Zaatari camp, 312; outside the camp, 467.

^§Statistically significant difference between in Zaatari camp and outside the camp, p<0.05.

^¶Sample sizes: in Zaatari camp, 318; outside the camp, 476.

^**Statistically significant difference between in Zaatari camp and outside the camp, p<0.001.

^††Sample sizes: in Zaatari camp, 306; outside the camp, 618.