Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Study Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | n (%) | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 110 (62.5) | 0.003 * |
Female | 66 (37.5) | |
Age | ||
15–23 months | 3 (1.7) | 0.001 * |
24–35 months | 11 (6.3) | |
36–47 months | 20 (11.4) | |
48–59 months | 27 (15.3) | |
5–6 years | 19 (10.8) | |
6–7 years | 17 (9.7) | |
7–8 years | 18 (10.2) | |
8–9 years | 9 (5.1) | |
9–10 years | 19 (10.8) | |
10–11 years | 12 (6.8) | |
11–12 years | 9 (5.1) | |
12–13 years | 7 (4.0) | |
13–14 years | 2 (1.1) | |
14–15 years | 2 (1.1) | |
15–16 years | 1 (0.6) | |
Age (years) | ||
<5 years | 64 (36.4) | |
≥5–<10 years | 79 (44.9) | |
≥10–14 years | 33 (18.8) | |
Male | 87.35 ± 38.92 months | 0.664 ** |
Female | 90.52 ± 36.11 months |
Location | HAZ | WAZ | WHZ | MUAC | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yohmor | Mean | 1.4798 | 0.1933 | 0.1933 | 15.291 |
(n = 102) | Standard deviation | 0.49107 | 0.03374 | 0.03374 | 1.862 |
Kfar Jouz | Mean | 1.5719 | 0.1917 | 0.1917 | 18.24 |
(n = 15) | Standard deviation | 0.63156 | 0.04606 | 0.04606 | 2.838 |
Deddeh | Mean | 1.9076 | 0.1746 | 0.1746 | 17.169 |
(n = 23) | Standard deviation | 0.72461 | 0.04482 | 0.04482 | 2.525 |
Zalhé | Mean | 1.4798 | 0.1933 | 0.1933 | 17.496 |
(n = 36) | Standard deviation | 0.49107 | 0.03374 | 0.03374 | 2.373 |
Total | Mean | 1.5818 | 0.1892 | 0.1892 | 17.679 |
(n = 176) | Standard deviation | 0.58426 | 0.03829 | 0.03829 | 1.862 |
p-value * | 0.023 | 0.223 | 0.238 | 0.174 |
Place | Nutritional Status According to BAZ | <5 Years Old | ≥5–<10 Years Old | ≥10–14 Years Old | Total Sample |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Yohmor (n = 102) | Severe thinness | - | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 19 (48.7) | 27 (58.7) | 5 (29.4) | 51 (50.0) | |
Normal | 20 (51.3) | 19 (41.3) | 11(64.7) | 50 (49.0) | |
Overweight | - | - | 1 (5.9) | 1 (1.0) | |
Obesity | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 39 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) | 102 (100.0) | |
Kfar Jouz (n = 15) | Severe thinness | - | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 4 (80.0) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) | |
Normal | 1 (20.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | |
Overweight | - | - | - | - | |
Obesity | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 5 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | |
Deddeh (n = 23) | Severe thinness | - | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 5 (38.5) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (66.7) | 8 (34.8) | |
Normal | 8 (61.5) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (33.3) | 15 (65.2) | |
Overweight | - | - | - | - | |
Obesity | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 13 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | |
Zalhé (n = 36) | Severe thinness | - | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 3 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 4 (50.0) | 19(52.8) | |
Normal | 4 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 4 (50.0) | 17 (47.2) | |
Overweight | - | - | - | - | |
Obesity | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 7 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 36 (100.0) | |
Total (n = 176) | Severe thinness | - | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 31 (48.4) | 43 (54.4) | 13 (39.4) | 87 (49.4) | |
Normal | 33 (51.6) | 36 (45.6) | 19 (57.6) | 88 (50.0) | |
Overweight | - | - | 1 (3.0) | 1(0.6) | |
Obesity | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 64 (100.0) | 79 (100.0) | 33 (100.0) | 176 (100.0) | |
p-value * | 0.457 | 0.171 | 0.845 | 0.732 |
Nutritional Status According to BAZ | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Severe thinness | - | - | - |
Moderate thinness | 49 (80.3) | 38 (33.0) | 87 (49.4) |
Normal | 12 (19.7) | 76 (66.1) | 88 (50.0) |
Overweight | - | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.6) |
Obesity | - | - | - |
Total | 61 (100.0) | 115 (100.0) | 176 (100.0) |
p-value * | <0.05 | <0.05 | >0.05 |
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Mroue, T.; Heras, B.; Soriano, J.M.; Morales-Suarez-Varela, M. Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon. Life 2023, 13, 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020453
Mroue T, Heras B, Soriano JM, Morales-Suarez-Varela M. Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon. Life. 2023; 13(2):453. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020453
Chicago/Turabian StyleMroue, Tamara, Betlem Heras, Jose M. Soriano, and María Morales-Suarez-Varela. 2023. "Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon" Life 13, no. 2: 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020453