KAP WASH 2018 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps

South Sudan, 2018

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Reference ID

UNCHR_SSD_2018_WASHKAP_v2.1

Producer(s)

UNHCR, Samaritan's Purse

Collections

East and Horn of Africa WASH Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Surveys

Metadata

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Aug 28, 2020

Last modified

Aug 28, 2020

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Identification

Survey ID number

UNCHR_SSD_2018_WASHKAP_v2.1

Title

KAP WASH 2018 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps

Country

Name	Country code
South Sudan	SSD

Study type

Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]

Abstract

A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey was conducted in Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps in November 2018 to determine the current Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) conditions as well as hygiene attitudes and practices within the households (HHs) surveyed. The assessment utilized a systematic random sampling method, and a total of 1,040 HHs (520 HHs in each location) were surveyed using mobile data collection (MDC) within a period of 10 days. Data was cleaned and analyzed in Excel. The summary of the results is presented in this report.

The findings showed that the overall average number of liters of water per person per day was 21, in both Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps, which was slightly higher than the recommended Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) minimum standard of at least 20 liters of water available per person per day. This is a slight improvement from the 19.5 liters reported the previous year. The average HH size was six people. Women comprised 83.2% of the surveyed respondents and males 16.8%. Almost all the respondents were refugees, constituting 99.6%. The refugees were aware of the key health and hygiene practices, possibly as a result of routine health and hygiene messages delivered to them by Samaritan´s Purse (SP), Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) and International Rescue Committee (IRC). Most refugees had knowledge about keeping water containers clean, washing hands during critical times, safe excreta disposal and disease prevention.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Households

Version

Version Description

2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.

Version Date

2020-08-24

Scope

Notes

The survey includes the following topics:

Household main characteristics
Sources of drinking and non-drinking water
Information about water collection
Hygiene of drinking water
General hygiene practices
Hand-washing habits and knowledge
Defecation habits and latrine types
Waste disposal
Diarrhea
NFI Distribution

Topics

Topic
Health and Nutrition
Health
Water Sanitation Hygiene
Domestic Needs/Household Support
Basic Needs
Elderly and Disabled

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps

Universe

All households in Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
UNHCR
Samaritan's Purse

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

Households were selected using systematic random sampling. Enumerators systematically walked through each row in each block of the camps, in such a way as to give each HH a chance to be selected. For each block, the enumerators began at one corner and went row by row, systematically using the sampling interval (SI) to select HHs. The first HH sampled in each block was determined by selecting a random number between 1 and the SI, (6 in Ajuong Thok and 7 in Pamir). After selecting the first HH, the SI was used to identify the next respondent HH. The female head of the household was the preferred respondent. If she was not available, another adult (over 15 years of age) with knowledge of the HH´s WASH practices was surveyed. If no one qualified to answer the survey, the HH was replaced systematically using the SI.

Weighting

Sample weights for the household data were computed dividing, for each camp, the population by the sample size

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The survey questionnaire used to collect the data consists of the following sections:

Demographics
Water
Sanitation
Hygiene
NFI Distribution

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2018-11-01	2018-11-11

Data Collectors

Name
Samaritan's Purse

Data Collection Notes

Mobile Data Collection (MDC) was used to collect the HH data. Apple iPads fitted out with an iFormBuilder software platform were used by enumerators. All questionnaires were written in English, although the interviews were conducted in Arabic, a language widely spoken by the respondents. During training, question translation was mastered to ensure translation consistency among the enumerators. A questionnaire pretest was done to ascertain that the enumerators had understood the questionnaires; any identified issues were addressed.
Data collection occurred over a period of 10 days. Four FGDs were conducted with a total of 28 participants (13 males and 15 males). The collected data was verified on a daily basis prior to data syncing onto the cloud server, and feedback was given to enumerators before beginning data collection the following day. Random spot checks were made on data that was synced and cleaned, to ensure consistency and accuracy before beginning analysis.

Data processing

Data Editing

The data collected was uploaded to a server at the end of each day. IFormBuilder generated a Microsoft (MS) Excel spreadsheet dataset which was then cleaned and analyzed using MS Excel.
Given that SP is currently implementing a WASH program in Ajuong Thok and Pamir, the assessment data collected in these camps will not only serve as the endline for UNHCR 2018 programming but also as the baseline for 2019 programming.
Data was anonymized through decoding and local suppression.

Data Access

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	Email
The Curation Team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org
Patrick Okello	UNHCR	UNHCR (2017) KAP WASH 2017 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps. UNHCR's Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.orgUNHCR (2017) KAP WASH 2017 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps. UNHCR's Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.org okellopa@unhcr.org

Citation requirements

UNHCR (2018) KAP WASH 2018 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps. UNHCR's Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

UNHCR_SSD_2018_WASHKAPv1.0

Producers

Name
UNCHR

Date of Metadata Production

2020-08-28

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 1.0 (August 2020)

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