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Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (Dzaleka Refugee Camp) - 2012

Malawi, 2012
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Reference ID
UNHCR_MWI_2012_SENS_v2.1
Producer(s)
UNHCR
Collections
Southern Africa Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
May 12, 2022
Last modified
May 12, 2022
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  • Identification
  • Version
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  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Access policy
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
UNHCR_MWI_2012_SENS_v2.1
Title
Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (Dzaleka Refugee Camp) - 2012
Country
Name Country code
Malawi MWI
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Abstract
Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi has been hosting refugees since 1994, mainly from the Great Lakes Region in Central Africa. Since 2002, WFP in accordance with theMemoradum of Understanding between WFP and UNHCR has been providing food rations to therefugees in the camp. To support informing revisions to the food assistance programme, a UNHCRStandardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) was conducted by UNHCR with the support of WFPbetween 27 June and 5 July 2012. This was the fi rst nutrition assessment since 2008. The SENS was based on the Standardised Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions(SMART) methodology and UNHCR SENS Guidelines for Refugee Populations (v 1.3, March 2012).Simple random sampling was used to select a target sample of 504 households and 314 children under5 years. A resultant sample size of 422 households and 365 children was achieved. The microdata arethe anonymized version of the original data, and include a data fi le for the following modules:foodsecurity, mosquito net coverage, WASH, children under 5 years old, infants aged 0 to 23 months andwomen aged 15 to 49 years.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household and individual

Version

Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
Version Date
2022-06-01

Scope

Notes
The scope includes:
- food security
- mosquito net coverage
- water, sanitation and hygiene
- nutritional status of infants and children under 5
- women aged 15 to 49 years
Topics
Topic
Health and Nutrition
Food security
Malaria Prevention and Control
Water Sanitation Hygiene
Keywords
Keyword
SENS
nutrition
refugees
Malawi
Great Lakes

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Dzaleka refugee camp, Malawi
Universe
all refugee households living in the camp

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR
Producers
Name
WFP

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Simple random sample
Weighting
Raw survey weights are included in the dataset (see survey_weight), and were calculated by dividing the total number of households/individuals in the sample frame by the size of the sample for each module.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2012-06-27 2012-07-05
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
UNHCR

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
UNHCR Global Data Service Statistics and Demographics Section UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2022). Malawi: Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (Dzaleka Refugee Camp) - 2012. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
UNHCR_MWI_2012_SENS_v2.1
Producers
Name
UNHCR
Date of Metadata Production
2022-05-12
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