Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2015
Refugee Camps: Bahn, PTP, and Little Wlebo
Liberia, 2015
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Reference ID
LBR_2015_SENS_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
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Identification
Survey ID Number
LBR_2015_SENS_v01_M
Title
Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2015
Subtitle
Refugee Camps: Bahn, PTP, and Little Wlebo
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Liberia | LBR |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
This was the third UNHCR SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012 and second in 2013.
Abstract
The UNHCR Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys (SENS) provide regular nutrition data that plays a key role in delivering effective and timely interventions to ensure good nutritional outcomes among populations affected by forced displacement. This survey was conducted in Bahn, PTP and Little Wlebo camps, which are located in Maryland, Grand Gedeh and Nimba counties lying along the border of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. The three camps were hosting close to 29,000 Ivorian refugees including approximately 5,000 children aged below five years. The survey, which was organized by UNHCR in close collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP), UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF), CARE, African Humanitarian Action (AHA) and Country Health Teams / Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Liberia, was conducted from 7th April to 2nd May 2015. This was the third SENS to be conducted in the camps since the Ivorian refugee emergency in 2010 in Liberia; the first was in 2012 and the second in 2013.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Children 0-23 months
Children 6-59 months
Women 15-49 years
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
- 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 (PTP refugee camp), and Nimba county (Bahn refugee camp)
Universe
children 0-59 months
women 15-49 years
refugee households
women 15-49 years
refugee households
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) | UN |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A systematic sampling technique without list was applied in this survey. UNHCR SENS guidelines for refugee populations (version2, 2013) and the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) methodology version 2 released on 11th January 2015 was used to plan the required sample size. ENA for SMART software was used for calculation of the minimum sample size required for each camp. Despite that weighted prevalence of GAM was 2.7% in the 2013 survey, the hit of EVD in Liberia was presumed to have negatively affected nutritional status of under-fives and hence, expected prevalence of acute malnutrition was elevated and set at 6% in all camps. During sample size calculation precision of 3% was desired, non-response and absentees was set at 10% bearing in mind of EVD outbreak in Liberia. Average household size and percentage of under-fives was considered from individual camp based on the 2013 nutrition survey. Correction for small population size was applied during sample size calculation given the population of under-fives is <10,000.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2015-04-07 | 2015-05-02 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency | UNHCR | UN |
Data Processing
Data Editing
Household size above 10 in household-level modules top-coded to 10.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Curation Team | UNHCR | microdata@unhcr.org |
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2021). Liberia: Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey microdata, 2015. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency | UN | microdata@unhcr.org |
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_LBR_2015_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.