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Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2018: Refugee Camps: Kakuma and Kalobeyei (Kenya)

author(s) UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) (UN)
from World Bank Group (WB)
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  • Northern Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Middle Africa
citation

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) (UN), 'Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey 2018: Refugee Camps: Kakuma and Kalobeyei (Kenya)', 2021

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Abstract

The UNHCR Standardized Expanded Nutrition Surveys (SENS) provide regular nutrition data that plays a key role in delivering effective and timely interventions to ensure good nutritional outcomes among populations affected by forced displacement. UNHCR conducted an annual SENS nutrition surveys in Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement. At the time of the survey, the camp was hosting 186,515 refugees originating from 20 countries, comprised of 53.3% (99,320) males and 46.7% (87,195) females. These represented 148,295 from Kakuma and 38,220 from Kalobeyei and originating from 20 nationalities. The number of children under 5 years of age is currently estimated to be 20,468 from Kakuma and 7,576 from Kalobeyei or 15% of the total population. Women of reproductive age were 32,373 from Kakuma and 7,643 from Kalobeyei. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) HIS database (Nov 2018), the main countries of origin are currently South Sudan, 57.8 %, and Somalia, 33.6 %, with the remaining percent originating from various countries in the region including Democratic republic of Congo (6.5%), Ethiopia (5.6%), and Burundi (5.4%) among others. Data collection started on the 26th November and ended on December 8th, 2018. The overall aim of this survey was to assess the general nutrition and health status of refugee population and formulate workable recommendations for appropriate nutritional and public health interventions.

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