Multi Sectoral Needs Assessment 2025

Sudan, 2025

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SDN_2025_MSNA_v01_M

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

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Data file: Main

This file contains the household data collected during the survey.

Cases:	3254
Variables:	641

Variables

current_date

A3_enum_sex

Please enter enumerators gender

A5_agency

Please select your agency

A6_interview_mode

Is the interview being conducted in-person or by telephone?

A7_popgroup

Which population strata is being assessed?

A8_state

In which state is the assessment being conducted?

State_Name

A9_locality

In which locality is the assessment being conducted?

Locality_Name

A10_localtion_type

What is the location type for this area?

A11_household_consent

Do you consent to participate, and are you willing and able to respond to questions on behalf of your household?

B1_hohh

Are you the head of your household?

B2_eligible_hohh

Are you 15 years of age or older?

B3_sex_hohh

Enter the gender of the head of the household?

B4_age_category

B5_nationality_hohh

What is your nationality?

B6_civil_status_hohh

What is your civil status?

B7_involve_work_hohh

Have you been involved in any work or activity in return for an income, cash or in-kind, in the last 2 weeks? This can include any income generation, including contribution to the family business or cultivation land.

B8_activity_hohh

Which activity have you (head of the household) been involved in?

B8_activity_hohh/helping_household

B8_activity_hohh/helping_family

B8_activity_hohh/producing_selling

B8_activity_hohh/any_activities

B8_activity_hohh/dnkw

B8_activity_hohh/pnta

B9_education_hohh

What is your highest level of completed education?

B10_state_hohh

In which state does your household live?

B10_1_locality_hohh

In which locality does your household live?

B11_settlement_hohh

What type of settlement does your household live in?

B12_movt_intention

What are the intended movement intentions of your household for the next 6 months?

B12_movt_intention_state

What state within Sudan do you want to move to?

B12_movt_intention_locality

What locality within Sudan do you want to move to?

hh_size

How many people live in your household, excluding yourself as the head of household?

HoHH_difficulty_seeing

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_seeing

HoHH_difficulty_hearing

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty hearing?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_hearing

HoHH_difficulty_walking

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty walking or climbing steps?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_walking

HoHH_difficulty_remembering

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty remembering or concentrating?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_remembering

HoHH_difficulty_selfcare

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty with self care, such as washing or dressing?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_selfcare

HoHH_difficulty_communicating

Do you as the head of the household have any difficulty communicating (understanding or being understood)?

Cus_HoHH_difficulty_communicating

HH_member_difficulty_seeing

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses?

number_seeing

If yes, how many?

HH_member_difficulty_hearing

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have difficulty hearing even using a hearing aid?

number_hearing

If yes, how many?

HH_member_difficulty_walking

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have any difficult walking or climbing steps?

number_walking

If yes, how many?

HH_member_difficulty_remembering

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have difficulty remembering or concentrating?

number_remembering

If yes, how many?

HH_member_difficulty_selfcare

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have any difficulty with self care, such as washing or dressing?

number_selfcare

If yes, how many?

HH_member_difficulty_communicating

Does any member in your household (apart from you) have difficulty communicating, for example understanding or being understood?

number_comm

If yes, how many?

calc_disability_present_hohh

calc_disability_present_hh_member

calc_disability_present_hh

total_disability_present

total_enrolled_school_disability_present

C1_hh_displaced

Has your household been displaced from your habitual residence by an event (e.g., violence or natural disaster) since 2003 and forced to seek safety in another country village, neighborhood, camp or gathering site?

C2_habitual_residence_admin0

From which country was your household displaced originally?

C3_habitual_residence_admin1

From which state was your household displaced originally?

C5_date_displacement

When did your household leave your place of origin?

C6_date_arrival

When did your household arrive in this location?

C7_multiple_displacement

Have you been displaced again after the current conflict (April 2023)?

C8_reason_displacement

What is the main reason for your household's most recent displacement?

C8_1_If_conflict

Specify the particular conflict-related or safety/security threats that lead to your displacement?

C8_1_If_natural_disaster

Specify the particular natural disaster that lead to your displacement?

C8_1_If_other_reason

Specify the other reasons that lead to your displacement?

C9_multiple_hh

Is your household currently residing with another household as a result of your displacement from your home or place of origin?

D1_nutri_screening

Were any of your children under 5 years old examined and found to be too thin or not growing well?

D2_access_feeding_centres

Were you able to access selective feeding centres or programmes for children under 5 years found to be too thin or not growing well?

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres

What difficulties, if any, were encountered when attempting to access selective feeding centres or programmes to receive support for child found to be too thin or not growing well?

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/facilities_too_far

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/prohibitive_costs

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/insecurity

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/inaccessible_to_certain_group

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/facilities_not_staffed

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/poor_quality

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/no_supply

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/others

D3_difficulties_feeding_centres/pnta

D5_nutri_programmes

Among the children under 5 years who were identified by nutrition professionals to be thin or not growing well, what other programmes (if any) have they been referred to?

D6_food_u5

What type of special food, if any, was given at home to under 5 years children who were found to be too think or not growing well?

D6_food_u5/sachets_peanut

D6_food_u5/therapeutic_biscuit

D6_food_u5/vitamino

D6_food_u5/powder

D6_food_u5/improved_food

D6_food_u5/no_supply

D8_child_breasfeed

If a woman in the household has given birth in the last two years, for how long was the child breastfed? If there has been more than one child born in the last two years, please respond for a child that is at least six months old.

E2_hf_distance

How long (in minutes) does it take anyone from your household to get to the nearest, functional health facility by walking?

E4_health_problem

During the last 3 months, did any member of the household have a health problem and needed to access health care?

E4_1_obtain_healthcare

If yes, were household members able to obtain health care when they felt they needed it?

E4_2_healthcare_need

What was the health care need?

E4_2_healthcare_need/preventative_consultation_check_up

E4_2_healthcare_need/consultation_acute

E4_2_healthcare_need/consulation_chronic

E4_2_healthcare_need/trauma_care

E4_2_healthcare_need/non_life_saving_surgery

E4_2_healthcare_need/life_saving_surgey

E4_2_healthcare_need/ante_post_natal

E4_2_healthcare_need/safe_delivery

E4_2_healthcare_need/others

E4_2_healthcare_need/dnkw

E4_2_healthcare_need/pnta

E3_hf_barriers

In the last 3 months, what barriers if any did your household experience to prevent you from accessing the health care you needed?

E3_hf_barriers/did_not_need_to

E3_hf_barriers/no_functional_health

E3_hf_barriers/specific_medicine_treatment_or_service

E3_hf_barriers/long_waiting_time

E3_hf_barriers/could_not_afford_cost_consultation

E3_hf_barriers/could_not_afford_cost_treatment

E3_hf_barriers/could_not_afford_transportation

E3_hf_barriers/health_facility_too_far

E3_hf_barriers/disability_prevent

E3_hf_barriers/no_means_of_transport_to_hf

E3_hf_barriers/not_safe_insecurity

E3_hf_barriers/not_safe_insecurity_while_travelling_hf

E3_hf_barriers/not_trained_staff_hf

E3_hf_barriers/not_enough_staff_hf

E3_hf_barriers/lack_of_female_staff

E3_hf_barriers/wait_and_see

E3_hf_barriers/fear_or_distrust

E3_hf_barriers/could_not_take_time_off_work

E3_hf_barriers/language_barriers

E3_hf_barriers/physical_barriers

E3_hf_barriers/communication

E3_hf_barriers/stigma

E3_hf_barriers/others

E_1_1_where_delivery

If one or more women in your household have given birth in the last 2 years, where did the most recently pregnant woman deliver her baby?

E1_helped_delivery

In the most recent delivery in this house, who helped with the birth?

E5_illness

In the past 6 months, has any member of your household experienced any of the following illnesses?

E5_illness/malaria

E5_illness/cholera

E5_illness/dengue

E5_illness/measles

E5_illness/diarrheal

E5_illness/respiratory

E5_illness/skin_disease

E5_illness/yellow_fever

E5_illness/none

The_following_questi_regnancy_or_delivery

The following question is about any difficulties women and girls in your household may face in getting items like sanitary pads or cloth for managing their monthly needs (periods) and access to health services during pregnancy or delivery.

E6_female_care

Are there clinics or health services nearby that provide care for women and girls, such as during pregnancy, childbirth, or for family planning?

E6_1_challenge_female_care

Do women and girls in your household face any challenges getting the materials they need to manage their monthly needs (periods)?

E6_1_challenge_female_care/no_challenges

E6_1_challenge_female_care/menstrual_materials_too_expensive

E6_1_challenge_female_care/menstrual_materials_not_available

E6_1_challenge_female_care/material_hard_to_find

E6_1_challenge_female_care/difficulty_travel

E6_1_challenge_female_care/not_enough

E6_1_challenge_female_care/lack_of_privacy

E6_1_challenge_female_care/dnkw

E6_1_challenge_female_care/pnta

F1_main_source_water

What is the main source of water currently used by your household for drinking?

F2_water_distance

How long does it take to go to your main water source, fetch water, and return (including queuing at the water source)?

F3_water_needs_meet

Which of the following needs is your household able to meet with the available water?

F3_water_needs_meet/drinking

F3_water_needs_meet/cooking

F3_water_needs_meet/personal_hygiene

F3_water_needs_meet/other_purposes

F3_water_needs_meet/not_enough_water

F3_water_needs_meet/dnkw

F4_water_access

Does your household have problems related to access to water? If yes, which ones?

F4_water_access/no_problems

F4_water_access/difficult_to_reach

F4_water_access/dangerous_activity

F4_water_access/some_group_no_access

F4_water_access/insufficient

F4_water_access/water_points_closed

F4_water_access/water_not_available

F4_water_access/water_expensive

F4_water_access/not_enough_container

F4_water_access/incapacitated

F4_water_access/qual_water

F4_water_access/physical_barriers

F4_water_access/language_barrier

F4_water_access/stigma

F4_water_access/disability

F4_water_access/others

F4_water_access/dnkw

F5_water_adapt

How does your household adapt to lack of water?

F5_water_adapt/rely_on_less_preferred

F5_water_adapt/rely_on_surface_water

F5_water_adapt/rely_on_less_preferred_others

F5_water_adapt/fetch_water_unusual

F5_water_adapt/send_children_to_fetch

F5_water_adapt/fetch_water_dangerous

F5_water_adapt/spend_money_or_credit

F5_water_adapt/reduce_drinking_water_consumption

F5_water_adapt/reduce_water_other_purpose

F5_water_adapt/others

F5_water_adapt/dnkw

F5_1_water_damage

How frequently does your household experience flooding, leaking, or toilets being damaged with excreta contaminating the surroundings/shelter?

F6_sanitation_faeces

Was there visible traces of human faeces in the vicinity (30 meters or less) of this accommodation?

F7_sanitation_type

What kind of sanitation facility (latrine/toilet) does your household usually use?

F8_sanitation_problem

Do you have problems related to sanitation facilities (latrines/toilets)?

H2_access_market/market_curfew_impossible

H2_access_market/damage_marketplace

H2_access_market/damage_road_marketplace

H2_access_market/disabilities_access

H2_access_market/children_care

H2_access_market/authorities_restrict_travel

H2_access_market/hh_member_restrict_travel

H2_access_market/face_discimination

H2_access_market/physical_barrier

H2_access_market/comm_barrier

H2_access_market/stigma

H2_access_market/disability_facility

H2_access_market/others

H2_access_market/dnkw

H3_prices_nfi_food

In the last 30 days, have the prices of essential food and non-food goods changed overall?

H4_fsp_available

Which of the following financial services are accessible to you in the local area?

H4_fsp_available/bank

H4_fsp_available/atm

H4_fsp_available/hawala

H4_fsp_available/mobile_service

H4_fsp_available/liquidity

H4_fsp_available/none

H5_income_source

In the past 30 days, what were the three main sources of income for the household?

H5_income_source/salaried_work

H5_income_source/casual_labour

H5_income_source/income_commerce

H5_income_source/income_agri_products

H5_income_source/income_rent

H5_income_source/remittances

H5_income_source/government

H5_income_source/assistance_organization

H5_income_source/no_income

H5_income_source/selling_assets

H5_income_source/loans

H5_income_source/others

H5_income_source/dnkw

H5_income_source/pnta

H6_income_lower

Has your household's income in the past 30 days been lower than your household's usual monthly income?

H7_income_generated

In the local currency, how much income was generated by the household in the previous 30 days?

G7_rent

How much do you need to pay for rent every month? (in Sudanese pounds)

H8_total_expenditure

In the past 30 days, what was your household’s total expenditure on all goods and services in local currency? **EXCLUDING RENT**

H8_1_total_expenditure_food

In the past 30 days, what was your household's expenditure on food in local currency?

calc_food_non_food_expenditure

income_mismatch

** Warning**: Income generated and expenditure doesn't match. Do you want to proceed or correct the values?

Food_Security_Thes_ity_in_the_household

Food Security - These next questions will be asking about the food security in the household

FCSStap

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Cereals, grains, roots and tubers, such as: **

Cal_FCSStap

FCSPulse

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Pulses/legumes, nuts and seeds, such as: : **

FCSDairy

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Milk and other dairy products, such as: **

FCSPr

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Meat, fish and eggs, such as: **

FCSVeg

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Vegetables and leaves, such as: **

FCSFruit

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Fruits, such as: **

FCSFat

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Oil/fat/butter, such as: **

FCSSugar

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Sugar, or sweet, such as: **

FCSCond

How many days over the last 7 days, did most members of your household (50% +) eat the following food items, inside or outside the home? **Condiments / Spices, such as: **

fcs_weight1

fcs_weight2

fcs_weight3

fcs_weight4

fcs_weight5

fcs_weight6

fcs_weight7

fcs_weight8

fcs_score

fcs_cat

rcsi_less_preferred

During the last 7 days, on how many days did your household have to ** rely on less preferred and less expensive food** to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

rcsi_borrow

During the last 7 days, on how many days did your household have to ** borrow food or rely on help from a relative or friend ** to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

rcsi_limit_portion

During the last 7 days, on how many days did your household have to ** limit portion size of meals at meal times ** to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

rcsi_restrict_consumption

During the last 7 days, on how many days did your household have to ** restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat ** to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

rcsi_reduce_meals

During the last 7 days, on how many days did your household have to ** reduce number of meals eaten in a day ** to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

rcsi_weight1

rcsi_weight2

rcsi_weight3

rcsi_weight4

rcsi_weight5

rcsi_score

rcsi_cat

hhs_1

In the past 4 weeks (30 days), was there ever no food to eat of any kind in your house because of lack of resources to get food?

hhs_3

In the past 4 weeks (30 days), did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food?

hhs_5

In the past 4 weeks (30 days), did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything at all because there was not enough food?

hhs_comp1

hhs_comp2

hhs_comp3

hhs_score

hhs_cat

During_the_past_30_d_d_or_money_to_buy_it

During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household have to engage in any of the following activities to cope with a lack of food or money to buy it?

Lcs_stress_DomAsset

Sold household assets/goods (radio, furniture, television, jewellery, etc.) due to lack of food

Lcs_stress_BorrowCash

Borrowed money to cover food needs

Lcs_stress_Saving

Spent savings due to lack of food

Lcs_stress_EatOut

Sent household members to eat elsewhere due to lack of food

Lcs_crisis_ProdAssets

Sold productive assets or means of transport (sewing machine, wheelbarrow, bicycle, car, etc.) due to lack of food

Lcs_crisis_Health

Reduced expenses on health (including drugs) due to lack of food

Lcs_crisis_OutSchool

Withdrew children from school due to lack of food

Lcs_em_ResAsset

Mortgaged/sold the house where the household was permanently living in or land due to lack of food

Lcs_em_Begged

Begged (i.e., asked strangers on the streets for money or food) and/or scavenged due to lack of food

lcs_stress_coping

lcs_crisis_coping

lcs_emergency_coping

lcs_score

lcs_cat

Total: 441

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