COVID-19 Contact and Exposure Survey in Cox's Bazar Refugee Camps

Survey data on individual contacts, interactions, and time spent in public zones was collected in refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The data was gathered to inform simulation models for COVID-19 planning in the world's largest refugee settlement. The dataset was published by UNHCR and last updated on 2026-04 03.

Use Cases

• Modeling COVID-19 transmission dynamics based on contact and interaction data.
• Simulating disease spread in refugee settlements based on time spent in public zones.
• Informing public health interventions and resource planning for vulnerable populations.

Strengths

• Data was collected specifically to inform simulation models for COVID-19 planning.
• Focuses on the world's largest refugee settlement, a critical and vulnerable population.
• Published by UNHCR, an authoritative organization in the humanitarian sector.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is available only in PDF and WEB APP formats, which may limit machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Survey data collected on individual contacts, interactions, and time spent in public zones.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:24:59.334405; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cox's Bazar refugee camps, Bangladesh