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
| Â | 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) |