Nutrition Survey of 13,949 Under-Five Children in Nduta Refugee Camp, 2021

207,394 refugees resided in three camps in Tanzania's Kigoma region during the 2021 survey period. The UNHCR conducted a Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) using two-stage cluster sampling to assess health and nutrition status, with 13,949 under-five children in the Nduta camp. This anonymized dataset was published by the UN Refugee Agency.

Use Cases

• Assess nutritional status and public health needs based on survey data from refugee camps.
• Formulate targeted intervention recommendations based on the health assessment objectives.
• Analyze demographic composition based on the reported refugee nationalities (Burundian, Congolese, others).

Strengths

• Survey covers a specific population of 13,949 under-five children in the Nduta camp.
• Data collection followed a structured methodology using two-stage cluster sampling.
• Dataset is anonymized for privacy protection.

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 hinder direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Two-stage cluster sampling survey.

Time Range

September-October 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:17:39.964467; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nduta refugee camp, Kigoma region, Tanzania