Descriptive child characteristics of surveyed Palestine refugee children living in Jerash and Souf camps
| Characteristic | Jerash (n=267) | Souf (n=100) | P value |
| Female child, % | 53.0 | 43.0 | 0.08 |
| Child age, years (mean±SD) | 2.64±1.16 | 2.96±1.05* | 0.006 |
| Length/height-for-age z-score (HAZ) (mean±SD) | −0.96±1.87 | −0.75±1.33 | 0.34 |
| Weight-for-age z-score (mean±SD) | −0.09±1.15 | −0.15±1.04 | 0.47 |
| Body mass index-for-age z-score (BAZ) (mean±SD) | 0.76±1.63 | 0.45±1.44 | 0.06 |
| Stunted (<−2 HAZ), % | 23.8 | 20.4 | 0.46 |
| Overweight (>2 BAZ), % | 18.2 | 7.14 | 0.008 |
| Double burden of malnutrition (stunted and overweight), % | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.09 |
| Continued breastfeeding until 1 year, % | 83.0 | 72.5 | 0.003 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, % | 64.7 | 65.3 | 0.82 |
| Food groups consumed/24 hours (mean±SD) | 4.27±1.5 | 4.84±1.4 | <0.001 |
| Minimum dietary diversity (>4 food groups/24 hours), % | 72.5 | 82.6 | 0.03 |
| Iron-rich food consumption/24 hours, % | 38.7 | 68.4 | <0.0001 |