ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon.
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- Factors and determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Africa: a systematic review.BMC nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia - a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing knowledge and attitudes toward childhood obesity among Syrian refugees in Al Za'atari refugee camp: a quantitative approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Emergency Care for Refugee Patients at Suceava Hospital, Romania: Challenges and Insights from the First Year of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ischemic heart disease attributable to dietary risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East (NAME) region: An analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 1990-2019.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2025Article
- The effect of socioeconomic factors on malnutrition in Syrian children aged 0-6 years living in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Referrals and Determinant Factors of a National School Health Campaign in Lebanon on Children Aged between 3 and 12 Years Old.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Today, the situation of Syrian refugees is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among pediatric populations of Syrian refugees, 176 Syrian refugee children, with stays of more than two years at three refugee camps (Zalhé, Deddeh, and Kfar Jouz) or from the town of Yohmor, Lebanon were authorized by their parents to participate in this study. The children were anthropometrically evaluated and height-for-age Z-score (HAZ), weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), and weight-for-height (WHZ) Z-scores were obtained and compared with WHO standards. Furthermore, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) was analyzed for screening children 6-59 months old. According to the anthropometric measures, no child met the criteria for chronic, global, acute malnutrition (CGAM), severe acute malnutrition (SAM), or moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). In the total sample, 49.4% of participants were moderately thin, with girls presenting a higher prevalence of thinness than that of boys. Thus, the absence of high rates of malnutrition was verified despite the magnitude of the Syrian refugee's problem. The data provided by this study identify the need to carry out further research to assess anthropometric growth and nutritional status among long-staying refugee children in order to prevent any health issues that may arise in the future.
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