Participant Demographics for Water Access Study in Hargeisa, Somaliland

A 2026 study by Ayan Hujaleh presents interview and focus group data from 106 participants, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host community members in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The dataset compares water service access and support across three distinct IDP groups (assimilated, isolated, and marginalized). It provides insights into how relocation processes, host community acceptance, and informal market dynamics shape water provision in displacement contexts.

Use Cases

• Compare water service support levels based on participant group classification (assimilated, isolated, marginalized IDPs, host community).
• Analyze the relationship between host community acceptance and water access outcomes mentioned in the description.
• Investigate the impact of informal services and irregular pricing structures on economic burdens for vulnerable groups.
• Study the limited role of IDPs in decision-making processes affecting their water access.

Strengths

• Data from 106 participants provides a foundation for qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Explicitly compares three distinct IDP groups and a host community, moving beyond a homogeneous treatment of displaced persons.
• Includes perspectives on informal market dynamics and pricing structures, a novel angle noted in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 17.5 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw interview transcripts.

Provenance

Source

Ayan Hujaleh via figshare.

Collection Method

Data gathered through interviews and focus groups with participants.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:42:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hargeisa, Somaliland.