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Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2013
Refugee Camps: Bahn, PTP, Solo and Little Wlebo

Liberia, 2013
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Reference ID
LBR_2013_SENS_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Collection(s)
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Study website
Created on
Nov 29, 2022
Last modified
Nov 29, 2022
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Identification

Survey ID Number
LBR_2013_SENS_v01_M
Title
Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2013
Subtitle
Refugee Camps: Bahn, PTP, Solo and Little Wlebo
Country/Economy
Name Country code
Liberia LBR
Study type
Price Survey [hh/prc]
Series Information
This was the second UNHCR SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012.
Abstract
The UNHCR Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys (SENS) provide regular nutrition data that play a key role in delivering effective and timely interventions to ensure good nutritional outcomes among populations affected by forced displacement. This survey took place in the four Ivorian refugee camps (Bahn, PTP, Solo, and Little Wlebo) in Nimba, Grand Gedeh and Maryland Counties along the border with Cote d'Ivoire from November to December 2013. UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) organized the survey in close collaboration with partners including Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA), International Refugee Committee (IRC), Merlin, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), CARE, and the Country Health Teams / Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Government of the Republic of Liberia. This was the second SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Children 0-23 months
Children 6-59 months
Women 15-49 years

Version

Version Description
Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.
Version Date
2021-06-11

Scope

Notes
The SENS covered the following topics:
- Children 0-23 months: feeding practices
- Children 6-59 months: prevalence of acute malnutrition, underweight, stunting and anaemia, coverage of vit A supplementation, and prevalence of diarrhea
- Chidlren 9-59 months: coverage of measles vaccination
- Women 15-49 years: prevalence of anaemia
- Households: food security, mosquito net coverage and water, sanitation and hygiene information
Topics
Topic
Health and Nutrition
Health
Water Sanitation Hygiene
Food security
Core Relief items (CRIs)
Malaria Prevention and Control
Keywords
Keyword
SENS
malnutrition
nutrition
WASH
mosquito net
food security
coping strategies

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Maryland county (Little Wlebo refugee camp), Grand Gedeh county (Solo and PTP refugee camps), and Nimba county (Bahn refugee camp)
Universe
children 0-59 months
women 15-49 years
refugee households

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) UN

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
The UNHCR SENS guidelines for refugee populations and the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology version 2 were used to calculate the required sample size. Information on nutritional status obtained from the 2012 nutrition survey was used for sample size estimation. The systematic random sampling methodology without list was used during sample size estimation since in each block households are well arranged in rows and columns.

From the 2012 survey, the upper limit of the global acute malnutrition according to WHO 2006 growth standards was 5.4%, which for the purpose of the 2013 survey the figure was rounded to 6% and assumed as an expected prevalence of acute malnutrition. Precision of 3% was desired and 10% to take care of non-response and absentees. The non-response rate was taken across in all camps due to the fact that the mobility among refugees in the amps is very high. The under-five population was below 10,000 and thus the need for adjustment to small population.

Based on November 2013's ProGres data, the estimated sample size was automatically generated from emergency nutrition assessment (ENA) software.
Deviations from the Sample Design
During the survey, the sample size was adjusted in Little Wlebo and Bahn camps due to the fact that the non-response rate was higher than estimated.
Weighting
Data are weighted by refugee camp and target population: children 0-59 months, women 15-49 years and households. Design weights included in datasets (see survey_weight).

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2013-11-11 2013-12-13
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR UN
World Food Programme WFP

Data Processing

Data Editing
Household size above 10 in household-level modules top-coded to 10.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
Curation Team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2021). Liberia: Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey microdata, 2013. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.
Access authority
Name Email
UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_LBR_2013_SENS_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
UN Refugee Agency UNHCR UN Documentation of the study
Development Economics Data Group DECDG World Bank Metadata adapted for Microdata Library
Date of Metadata Production
2021-06-10
DDI Document version
Version 01: This metadata was downloaded from the UNHCR Microdata Library catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document and Survey ID.
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