Assessment on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on refugees, IDPs and host communities - June 2020, Extreme North
Country
Name
Country code
Cameroon
CMR
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Abstract
UNHCR in Cameroon organized an assessment on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on refugees, IDPs and host communities in the Extreme North of Cameroon. The objective of the assessment was to evaluate the impact on the food security and livelihood situation in rural areas. 698 people were interviewed over the phone to collect household-level data for the exercise.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
v2.1: Edited, anonymized data for licensed distribution
Version Date
2021-02-28
Scope
Notes
COVID 19
Topics
Topic
Health and Nutrition
Health
Protection
Livelihood & Social cohesion
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Extreme North Region, Logone et Chari, Mayo Sava, Mayo Tsanaga
Universe
Refugees, IDPs, Host communities
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sampling. Sample frame included persons of concern to UNHCR: Nigerian refugees (est. 113,861), IDPs (est. 297,380) and host communities (est. 1,300,000) in Logone et Chari, Mayo Sava and Mayo Tsanaga departments (Extrême Nord region) who were accessible during the time of the assessment and were undertaking an economic activity.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
Start
End
2020-06-02
2020-06-26
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
Data Collectors
Name
UNHCR
Access policy
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2020) Cameroon: Extreme North - Assessment on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on refugees, IDPs and host communities (June 2020). UNHCR Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.org