Table 5 Nutrition status of Syrian children in Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq from other studies/reports
From: Nutritional profile of Syrian refugee children before resettlement
Country | Location/ setting | Author (Reference no.) | Year of survey | Wasting | Stunting | Overweight | Age (mo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |||||
Jordan | Overall | UNICEF [22] | 2014 | 804 | 1.0 | 779 | 13.0 | 804 | 2.8 | 6 to 59 |
Hossain [24] | 2014 | 896 | 1.0 | 896 | 13.6 | – | – | < 60 | ||
UNHCR [23] | 2016 | 1282 | 2.1 | 1268 | 12.3 | 1282 | 1.4 | 6 to 59 | ||
Zaatari camp | UNICEF [22] | 2014 | 325 | 1.2 (0.5, 3.2) | 312 | 17.0 (11.7, 24.0) | 325 | 3.1 (1.6, 5.7) | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2014 | 355 | 1.2 (0.5, 3.2) | 355 | 16.7 (11.6, 23.4) | – | – | < 60 | ||
UNHCR [23] | 2016 | 377 | 2.7 (1.4, 5.0) | 373 | 11.3 (8.5, 15.2) | 377 | 1.6 (0.7, 3.4) | 6 to 59 | ||
Azraq camp | UNHCR [23] | 2016 | 418 | 1.9 (0.9, 4.2) | 411 | 19.2 (16.0, 22.9) | 418 | 1.0 (0.4, 2.5) | 6 to 59 | |
Out-camp | UNICEF [22] | 2014 | 479 | 0.8 (0.3, 2.2) | 467 | 9.0 (6.5, 12.3) | 479 | 2.5 (1.4, 4.5) | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2014 | 541 | 0.8 (0.3, 2.2) | 541 | 10.5 (7.6, 14.4) | – | – | < 60 | ||
UNHCR | 2016 | 487 | 1.8 (1.0, 3.4) | 484 | 6.4 (4.4, 9.3) | 487 | 1.6 (0.8, 3.2) | 6 to 59 | ||
Lebanon | Overall | UNICEF [26] | 2013 | 1384 | 5.9 (4.8, 7.1) | 1384 | 17.3 (15.1, 19.7) | – | – | 6 to 59 |
Hossain [24] | 2013 | 1535 | 2.2 | 1535 | 19.1 | – | – | < 60 | ||
North | UNICEF [26] | 2013 | 360 | 6.7 (4.6, 9.5) | 360 | 17.2 (13.3, 22.1) | – | – | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2013 | 409 | 3.9 (2.5, 6.1) | 409 | 20.1 (15.6, 25.4) | – | – | < 60 | ||
South | UNICEF [26] | 2013 | 302 | 4.3 (2.7, 6.9) | 302 | 19.9 (15.8, 24.6) | – | – | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2013 | 329 | 0.3 (0.0, 2.6) | 329 | 21.1 (16.6, 26.2) | – | – | < 60 | ||
Beirut | UNICEF [26] | 2013 | 419 | 4.1 (2.6, 6.4) | 419 | 13.4 (10.4, 17.0) | – | – | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2013 | 465 | 0.7 (0.2, 2.3) | 465 | 14.1 (10.8, 18.2) | – | – | < 60 | ||
Bekaa | UNICEF [26] | 2013 | 303 | 8.9 (5.7, 13.7) | 303 | 20.1 (15.1, 26.3) | – | – | 6 to 59 | |
Hossain [24] | 2013 | 332 | 4.4 (2.3, 8.2) | 332 | 21.0 (16.0, 27.2) | – | – | < 60 | ||
Iraq | Domiz camp | Hossain [24] | 2013 | 944 | 4.1 (2.8, 6.1) | 944 | 19.0 (15.58, 22.7) | – | – | < 60 |
Al-Qa’im | MoH Iraq [27] | 2012 | 589 | 4.8 | 589 | 15.1 | – | – | 6 to 59 | |