UNHCR SENS: Nutrition and Health Survey of Refugees in Kigoma Camps, 2021

UNHCR's Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) assessed the health and nutrition status of refugees in three camps in Tanzania's Kigoma region in September/October 2021. The survey covered a population of 207,394 refugees, including 45,704 children under five. This anonymized dataset was collected using a two-stage cluster sampling method.

Use Cases

• Assess malnutrition prevalence and trends based on the survey's nutrition status indicators.
• Plan targeted public health interventions based on the general health assessment of the refugee population.
• Analyze demographic distributions and needs based on the reported nationality proportions and child population counts.
• Evaluate survey methodology and sampling design for similar humanitarian assessments.

Strengths

• Survey covers a large, defined population of 207,394 refugees.
• Data includes a specific count of 45,704 children under five for targeted analysis.
• Survey methodology is explicitly stated as two-stage cluster sampling.
• Data 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 complicate 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 14:16:49.946368; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nyarugusu, Mtendeli, and Nduta refugee camps in the Kigoma region, Tanzania.