Chad Refugee Nutrition and Health Survey for Women and Children, 2016-2017

From December 2016 to January 2017, a Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) was conducted in seven refugee camps in southern, south-eastern, and western Chad. The survey, organized by UNHCR and the Ministry of Public Health with operational partners, assessed the nutrition and health situation of refugee populations from Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Niger. It includes modules for children under five and women of child-bearing age, using two-stage cluster sampling.

Use Cases

• Assessing malnutrition prevalence in refugee camps based on the survey's nutrition module.
• Analyzing health indicators for women of child-bearing age based on the dedicated survey module.
• Comparing nutritional status across refugee populations from different countries of origin.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions in camp settings based on survey findings.

Strengths

• Survey conducted by authoritative organizations including UNHCR and the national Ministry of Public Health.
• Data collection used a standardized methodology (SENS) with two-stage cluster sampling.
• Covers a specific time range from 10 December 2016 to 24 January 2017.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific camps and survey period.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Two-stage cluster sampling survey with modules for children under 5 and women of child-bearing age.

Time Range

10 December 2016 to 24 January 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 14:28:46.846869; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Seven refugee camps in the south, south-east, and west of Chad