Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) - 2018

A total of six survey teams composed of four members each were conducting the data collection. A two days training with one day pre-test was conducted by UNHCR and partner's medical coordinator. The survey team included 22 refugee incentive workers from the camps. Each survey team member with direct interaction with respondents was fluent in Nepali, the local language. The lab technicians were formally trained in laboratory science. During the survey day, the survey manager supervised the survey members to ensure adherence to measurement protocols and smooth progression of the
survey.Anthropometric measurements, haemoglobin tests and interviews were conducted by trained and experienced survey members.

All interviews, anthropometric and clinical data collections were performed in the AMDA Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) of Beldangi and Sanischare camps. Selected children were identified and their primary care givers were requested to come on the day of the survey with Road to Health Cards (RTH) cards. The RTH card includes the child’s date of birth, growth progress, immunization status and receipt of vitamin A and deworming tablets. The survey participants, women and children living in camps received instructions and guidance to present at the PHC on different time slots for a smooth progression of the survey and to reduce waiting time. As children and women arrived at the PHCC, their arrival was recorded on the sample list. Women included in the survey were requested to bring their ID card. At the end of each survey day, CHWs visited the households to recruit selected children and women yet unaccounted for by the survey. The registration list was used to ensure the number of completed questionnaires was equal to the number of registered women and children who participated in the survey.