Human study · Nutrition · 13 Nov 2026
In 8,831 children in Jordan, about one in three had anemia
Source: Nutrients
What the research found
A secondary analysis of the 2023 Jordan Demographic and Health Survey was published on 13 November 2026. It included 8,831 children aged 6 months to 5 years. 33.6 percent had anemia. The rate was 30.4 percent at ages 2 to 5 and 40.5 percent from 6 months to 2 years. The abstract does not give a sex split. Factors that lined up with anemia included less maternal schooling, more children in the household, geography, and mothers who had anemia. An older age within childhood and baby formula lined up with lower rates. Children who had a fortified food or a nutritional product also had lower rates. The abstract does not give odds ratios. This is a cross-sectional association, not a feeding trial. DOI 10.3390/nu18223782. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
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