List of Acronyms CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CI Confidence Interval ENA Emergency Nutrition Assessment GAM Global Acute Malnutrition HAZ Height-for-Age Z-Scores HFA Height-for-Age IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding IYCF-E Infant and Child Feeding in Emergencies MAM Moderate Malnutrition MUAC Mid-Upper Arm Circumference NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAC Physicians Across Continents (NGO) PPS Probability Proportional to Size PSU Primary Sampling Unit RC Reserve Cluster SAM Severe Acute Malnutrition SD Standard Deviation SDI Syrian Development International (NGO) SMART Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions SRP Strategic Response Plan UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund WAZ Weight-for-Age Z-Scores WFA Weight-for-Age WFH Weight-for-Height WHO World Health Organization WHZ Weight-for-Height Z-Scores Executive summary Table 1: Summary of key indicators Prevalence of malnutrition based on weight-height z-scores (n) % CI Prevalence of global acute malnutrition 13 2.1 % ( 1.2- 3.5 95% CI) (WFH <-2 z-score and/or edema) Prevalence of moderate malnutrition 11 1.8 % ( 0.9- 3.2 95% CI) (WFH <-2 z-score and >=-3 z-score, no edema) Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition 2 0.3 % ( 0.1- 1.3 95% CI) (WFH <-3 z-score and/or edema) Prevalence of underweight based on weight-for-age z-scores1 Prevalence of underweight 60 9.6 % ( 7.4-12.3 95% CI) (WFA <-2 z-score)
List of Acronyms CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CI Confidence Interval ENA Emergency Nutrition Assessment GAM Global Acute Malnutrition HAZ Height-for-Age Z-Scores HFA Height-for-Age IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding IYCF-E Infant and Child Feeding in Emergencies MAM Moderate Malnutrition MUAC Mid-Upper Arm Circumference NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAC Physicians Across Continents (NGO) PPS Probability Proportional to Size PSU Primary Sampling Unit RC Reserve Cluster SAM Severe Acute Malnutrition SD Standard Deviation SDI Syrian Development International (NGO) SMART Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions SRP Strategic Response Plan UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund WAZ Weight-for-Age Z-Scores WFA Weight-for-Age WFH Weight-for-Height WHO World Health Organization WHZ Weight-for-Height Z-Scores Executive summary Table 1: Summary of key indicators Prevalence of malnutrition based on weight-height z-scores (n) % CI Prevalence of global acute malnutrition (WFH <-2 z-score and/or edema) 13 2.1 % ( 1.2- 3.5 95% CI) Prevalence of moderate malnutrition (WFH <-2 z-score and >=-3 z-score, no edema) 11 1.8 % ( 0.9- 3.2 95% CI) Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (WFH <-3 z-score and/or edema) 2 0.3 % ( 0.1- 1.3 95% CI) Prevalence of underweight based on weight-for-age z-scores1 Prevalence of underweight (WFA <-2 z-score) 60 9.6 % ( 7.4-12.3 95% CI)