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Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey - 2013, Refugee camps: Bahn, PTP, Solo and Little Wlebo

Liberia, 2013
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UNHCR_LBR_SENS_2013
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West and Central Africa Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys
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Jun 11, 2021
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  • Identification
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  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    UNHCR_LBR_SENS_2013
    Title

    Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey - 2013
    Subtitle

    Refugee camps: Bahn, PTP, Solo and Little Wlebo
    Country
    Name Country code
    Liberia LBR
    Study type

    Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
    Series Information

    This was the second UNHCR SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012.
    Abstract

    The UNHCR Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys (SENS) provide regular nutrition data that play a key role in delivering effective and timely interventions to ensure good nutritional outcomes among populations affected by forced displacement. This survey took place in the four Ivorian refugee camps (Bahn, PTP, Solo, and Little Wlebo) in Nimba, Grand Gedeh and Maryland Counties along the border with Cote d'Ivoire from November to December 2013. UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) organized the survey in close collaboration with partners including Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA), International Refugee Committee (IRC), Merlin, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), CARE, and the Country Health Teams / Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Government of the Republic of Liberia. This was the second SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Children 0-23 months
    Children 6-59 months
    Women 15-49 years
    Households

    Version

    Version Date

    2021-06-11

    Scope

    Notes
    • Children 0-23 months: feeding practices
    • Children 6-59 months: prevalence of acute malnutrition, underweight, stunting and anaemia, coverage of vit A supplementation, and prevalence of diarrhoea
    • Chidlren 9-59 months: coverage of measles vaccination
    • Women 15-49 years: prevalence of anaemia
    • Households: food security, mosquito net coverage and water, sanitation and hygiene information
    Topics
    Topic
    Health and Nutrition
    Health
    Water Sanitation Hygiene
    Food security
    Core Relief items (CRIs)
    Malaria Prevention and Control
    Keywords
    SENS malnutrition nutrition WASH mosquito net food security coping strategies

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Maryland county (Little Wlebo refugee camp), Grand Gedeh county (Solo and PTP refugee camps), and Nimba county (Bahn refugee camp)
    Universe

    children 0-59 months
    women 15-49 years
    refugee households

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    UNHCR

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The UNHCR SENS guidelines for refugee populations and the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology version 2 were used to calculate the required sample size. Information on nutritional status obtained from the 2012 nutrition survey was used for sample size estimation. The systematic random sampling methodology without list was used during sample size estimation since in each block households are well arranged in rows and columns.
    From the 2012 survey, the upper limit of the global acute malnutrition according to WHO 2006 growth standards was 5.4%, which for the purpose of the 2013 survey the figure was rounded to 6% and assumed as an expected prevalence of acute malnutrition. Precision of 3% was desired and 10% to take care of non-response and absentees. The non-response rate was taken across in all camps due to the fact that the mobility among refugees in the amps is very high. The under-five population was below 10,000 and thus the need for adjustment to small population.
    Based on November 2013's ProGres data, the estimated sample size was automatically generated from emergency nutrition assessment (ENA) software. More details available in the report.
    Deviations from the Sample Design

    During the survey, the sample size was adjusted in Little Wlebo and Bahn camps due to the fact that the non-response rate was higher than estimated.
    Weighting

    Data are weighted by refugee camp and target population: children 0-59 months, women 15-49 years and households. Design weights included in datasets (see survey_weight).

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2013-11-11 2013-12-13
    Data Collectors
    Name
    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    World Food Programme

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    Household size above 10 in household-level modules top-coded to 10.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Email
    UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
    Citation requirements

    UNHCR (2021). Liberia: Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey microdata, 2013. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Data Curation Team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name
    UNHCR
    Date of Metadata Production

    2021-06-10
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