Cameroon Refugee Nutrition Survey Outside Camps in 2016

A 2016 survey of refugees from the Central African Republic living outside camps in Cameroon's Est, Adamaoua, and Nord regions, covering an estimated 185,550 people. The UNHCR, with the Ministry of Health and technical support from UNICEF, WFP, and WHO, conducted the survey in August and September. It includes five modules on children under five, food security, mosquito nets, water and sanitation, and women.

Use Cases

• Assess child malnutrition prevalence based on the children under five survey module.
• Analyze household food security levels based on the dedicated food security module.
• Evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access and practices based on the WASH module.
• Model mosquito net coverage and usage for malaria prevention based on the mosquito net module.
• Study health and nutrition indicators for women based on the women's module.

Strengths

• Covers an estimated population of 185,550 refugees.
• Includes five distinct thematic modules for multi-sectoral analysis.
• Conducted by UNHCR in collaboration with national and international health agencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from 2016; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) conducted in August and September 2016.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 26 14:29:16.923623; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Est, Adamaoua, and Nord regions of Cameroon, focusing on refugees outside camps.