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WASH KAP Survey Palabek Settlement (Refugees & Host Community), October 2019

Uganda, 2019
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
UNHCR, LWF
Created on April 14, 2021 Last modified April 14, 2021 Page views 566 Documentation in PDF Metadata DDI/XML JSON

Identification

Survey ID Number
UGA_2019_WASH-PAL_v01_M
Title
WASH KAP Survey Palabek Settlement (Refugees & Host Community), October 2019
Country/Economy
Name Country code
Uganda UGA
Abstract
The purpose of the WASH KAP survey was to collect primary data on several indicators related to the WASH Program implemented in the refugee and host communities of Palabek Settlement, Uganda. The survey aimed at assessing the level of improvement on the accessibility of WASH facilities after a 2 year intervention project.

The survey used cross-sectional design used and both qualitative and quantitative techniques such as use of UNHCR standard WASH questionnaires, field visits and observations were employed during the study. In the 2019/20, the LWF provided WASH services to both refugee settlements and host community living in and around Palabek settlement. In order to gauge the coverage, the LWF conducted this KAP survey. The respondents were drawn from the host community (238 households) and the refugee settlement (446 households).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households

Version

Version Date
2020-07-23

Scope

Notes
Household: The Global WASH indicator guide book was used
Topics
Topic
Water Sanitation Hygiene

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Palabek
Universe
Refugees and host community

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR
LWF

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
A sample size of 578 respondents was determined using the sample size calculator for the survey with a 4% margin of error and an 95% confidence level. Through the entire exercise, the survey process however reached a total of 684 respondents. Analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data were undertaken using Microsoft Excel Pivot tables and chats.
Weighting
Computed post hoc

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2019-09-01 2019-09-30
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data Collectors
Name
LWF

Access policy

Access authority
Name Email
UNHCR Data Curation Team dencomdl@unhcr.org
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
David Githiri Njoroge Snr Technical Coordinator njorogda@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
"UNHCR, WASH KAP survey in Palabek, Uganda, 2019, version 1.1 of the public use dataset (July 2020), provided by the UNHCR Uganda Branch Office"
Archive where study is originally stored
United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/253
Original Archive Study ID: DDI_UGA_UNHCR_WASH_KAP_Palabek_2019
Cost: None

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_UGA_2019_WASH-PAL_v01_M
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
David WO Oremo UNHCR Bureau for the East, Horn of Africa, & The Great Lakes Region Regional Microdata Curator
Date of Metadata Production
2021-04-02
DDI Document version
Version 1 (April 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: DDI_UGA_UNHCR_WASH_KAP_Palabek_2019 except the following edits were made:
- Minor spelling and grammatical corrections
- Specified the archive where study is originally stored

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