{"doc_desc":{"idno":"UNHCR_BGD_KUT_2021_SENS","title":"Standardised_Expanded_Nutrition_Survey__SENS____2021","prod_date":"2025-05-22","producers":[{"name":"UNHCR"}]},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"UNHCR_BGD_KUT_2021_SENS","title":"Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS), Kutupalong Refugee Camp  - 2021"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"UNHCR"}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Curation team","affiliation":"UNHCR","email":"dencomdl@unhcr.org"}]},"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Action contre la Faim (ACF)"},{"name":"World Food Programme (WFP)"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Sample Frame, Households [sf\/hh]"},"version_statement":{"version":"v2.1: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data.","version_date":"2025-05-22"},"study_info":{"abstract":"The Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) was conducted in Kutupalong Registered Camp (RC) in Cox\u2019s Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of a larger effort to assess the health and nutrition status of Rohingya refugees in three camps. It collected detailed information on demography, anthropometry and health, anaemia, infant and young child feeding (IYCF), food security, mosquito net coverage, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The survey also measured mortality and related public health indicators. Data were collected using mobile devices and analysed using ENA for SMART and Epi Info 7.","geog_coverage":"Kutupalong Registered Camp, Cox\u2019s Bazar, Bangladesh.","analysis_unit":"Household","universe":"Refugees residing in the Kutupalong Registered Camp as of the survey date.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The scope includes:\n- Demographic profile\n- Mortality\n- Anthropometric and child health indicators\n- Anaemia among children and women\n- IYCF practices\n- Food consumption and coping strategies\n- In-kind food assistance\n- Ownership and use of mosquito nets\n- Access to WASH services and hygiene products","nation":[{"name":"Bangladesh","abbreviation":"BGD"}],"keywords":[{"keyword":"SENS"},{"keyword":"nutrition"},{"keyword":"Rohingya"},{"keyword":"refugee"},{"keyword":"Kutupalong"},{"keyword":"Bangladesh"},{"keyword":"public health"},{"keyword":"anaemia"},{"keyword":"WASH"}],"topics":[{"topic":"Health and Nutrition"},{"topic":"Water Sanitation Hygiene"},{"topic":"Malaria Prevention and Control"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2021-10-26","end":"2021-11-23"}]},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"Simple random sampling was used in Kutupalong RC. The sample size was calculated using ENA for SMART 2020. A non-response rate of 8.3% was assumed based on 2020 surveys. Households with COVID-19 risks were excluded following strict safety protocols.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"SENS version 3 standard questionnaires covering demographic, health, nutrition, food security, IYCF, mosquito net, and WASH modules.","coll_situation":"Data were collected via face-to-face interviews using mobile phones and ODK. Enumerators followed COVID-19 safety measures, including outdoor interviews, PPE use, physical distancing, and exclusion criteria for symptomatic or at-risk households.","weight":"Weighting was applied to calculate malnutrition prevalence across the all camps. For the full combined analysis, child-level weights were computed based on under-5 population and sample ratios. This dataset includes Kutupalong RC-specific results.","data_collectors":[{"name":"UNHCR"},{"name":"Action contre la Faim"},{"name":"World Food Programme"}]}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"UNHCR (2025). Bangladesh: Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) - 2021. Accessed from: https:\/\/microdata.unhcr.org"}}},"schematype":"survey"}