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Iron deficiency anemia is an important health problem in Jordan. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of anemia among children less than one year in Wadi seer. The sample represents children of all levels and age ranged between 6-12 months. The level of hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume concentration was measured in a group of 119 children. The serum iron was assessed and anemia was defined when hemoglobin below 11 g/dl. A questionnaire was developed to obtain information about the daily food consumption and socio-economic conditions. The prevalence of anemia was 42.85%. The prevalence rates of mild and moderate anemia were 11% and 27.7% respectively, no case of severe anemia. The results suggest that iron deficiency is an important determinant of anemia in this population. There was no significant relationship between family income and anemia in children. It is concluded that improving women education and health education about balanced animal and plant food consumption are recommended strategies to reduce the burden of anemia.