Table 4 Anemia prevalence in children 6–59 months of age and mean hemoglobin levels, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, 2013–2014a
| Â | Jordan 2014 | Lebanon 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Za’atri (Refugee Camp) | National (Outside Camp) | North | South | Beirut | Bekaa | |
Anemia (6–59 mo) | ||||||
 Total anemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dL) | 48.4 (42.0–54.9) | 26.1 (21.3–30.8) | 25.8 (15.9–34.7) | 23.4 (16.3–30.6) | 21.2 (15.9–27.7) | 13.9 (8.2–19.6) |
 Mild anemia (Hb 10.0–10.9 g/dL) | 27.7 (23.0–23.3) | 18.5 (14.8–22.2) | 20.0 (18.8–28.2) | 17.2 (11.0–23.5) | 16.3 (11.3–21.2) | 12.7 (7.6–17.7) |
 Moderate anemia (Hb 7.0–9.9 g/dL) | 20.4 (16.3–24.5) | 7.6 (5.0–10.1) | 5.8 (2.8–8.8) | 6.2 (1.5–10.9) | 4.9 (1.8–8.0) | 1.3 (0–3.1) |
 Severe anemia (Hb < 7.0 g/dL) | 0.3 (0–1.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anemia (6–23 mo) | ||||||
 Total anemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dL) | 64.0 (54.0–74.0) | 36.6 (28.9–44.3) | 42.9 (30.3–55.4) | 30.8 (17.6–44.0) | 27.7 (17.9–37.5) | 24.1 (14.1–34.2) |
 Moderate or Severe (Hb <10.0 g/dL) | 29.7 (23.1–37.4) | 12.2 (7.5–19.1) | 9.5 (2.3–16.8) | 13.5 (2.8–24.1) | 6.2 (2.4–15.2) | 1.7 (0–5.4) |
Anemia (24–59 mo) | ||||||
 Total anemia (Hb < 11.0 g/dL) | 40.1 (31.9–48.3) | 20.5 (15.0–26.0) | 14.1 (6–22.2) | 19.4 (11.5–27.2) | 18.1 (12.4–23.8) | 8.2 (2.4–14.0) |
 Moderate or Severe (Hb <10.0 g/dL) | 15.9 (11.4–22.3) | 5.1 (3.3–7.9) | 3.3 (0–6.8) | 2.2 (0–5.2) | 4.3 (1.3–7.4) | 1.0 (0–3.2) |
Hb (g/L) Mean ± SD | ||||||
 Total (6–59 mo) | 11.0 (1.24) | 11.7 (1.32) | 11.7 (1.16) | 11.7 (1.11) | 11.8 (1.11) | 12.2 (1.13) |
 6–23 mo | 10.5 (1.12) | 11.4 (1.27) | 11.4 (1.04) | 11.5 (1.30) | 11.6 (1.04) | 11.8 (1.16) |
 24–59 mo | 11.2 (1.23) | 12.0 (1.30) | 12.0 (1.11) | 11.9 (0.96) | 11.9 (1.12) | 12.5 (1.05) |