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KAP WASH 2019 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps

South Sudan, 2019
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Reference ID
SSD_2019_WASH-ATP_v01_M
Producer(s)
UNHCR, Samaritan's Purse
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Oct 14, 2021
Last modified
Oct 14, 2021
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Access policy
  • Data Access
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    SSD_2019_WASH-ATP_v01_M
    Title

    KAP WASH 2019 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Sudan SSD
    Study type

    Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
    Abstract

    A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey was conducted in Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps in October 2019 to determine the current Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions as well as hygiene attitudes and practices within the households (HHs) surveyed. The assessment utilized a systematic random sampling method, and a total of 1,474 HHs (735 HHs in Ajuong Thok and 739 HHs in Pamir) were surveyed using mobile data collection (MDC) within a period of 21 days. Data was cleaned and analyzed in Excel. The summary of the results is presented in this report.

    The findings show that the overall average number of liters of water per person per day was 23.4, in both Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps, which was slightly higher than the recommended United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) minimum standard of at least 20 liters of water available per person per day. This is a slight improvement from the 21 liters reported the previous year. The average HH size was six people. Women comprised 83% of the surveyed respondents and males 17%. Almost all the respondents were refugees, constituting 99.5% (n=1,466). The refugees were aware of the key health and hygiene practices, possibly as a result of routine health and hygiene messages delivered to them by Samaritan´s Purse (SP) and other health partners. Most refugees had knowledge about keeping the water containers clean, washing hands during critical times, safe excreta disposal and disease prevention.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Version

    Version Description

    2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.
    Version Date

    2020-09-15

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey includes the following topics:

    • Household main characteristics
    • Water collection and storage
    • Drinking water hygiene
    • General hygiene practices
    • Sanitation
    • Messaging
    • Distribution
    • Diarrhea prevalence, knowledge and health seeking behavior
    • Menstrual hygiene
    Topics
    Topic
    Health and Nutrition
    Health
    Water Sanitation Hygiene
    Domestic Needs/Household Support
    Basic Needs
    Elderly and Disabled

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps
    Universe

    All households in Ajuong Thok and Pamir Refugee Camps

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    UNHCR
    Samaritan's Purse

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Households were selected using systematic random sampling. Enumerators systematically walked through the camp block by block, row by row, in such a way as to pass each HH. Within blocks, enumerators started at one corner, then systematically used the sampling interval as they walked up and down each of the rows throughout the block, covering every block in Ajuong Thok and Pamir.

    In each location, the first HH sampled in a block was generated using an Excel tool customized by UNHCR which generated a Random Start and Sampling Interval.
    Weighting

    Sample weights for the household data were computed dividing, for each camp, the population by the sample size

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The survey questionnaire used to collect the data consists of the following sections:

    • Demographics
    • Water collection and storage
    • Drinking water hygiene
    • Hygiene
    • Sanitation
    • Messaging
    • Distribution (NFI)
    • Diarrhea prevalence, knowledge and health seeking behaviour
    • Menstrual hygiene

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2019-11-01 2019-11-21
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Samaritan's Purse
    Supervision

    The evaluation team consisted of both SP and UNHCR technical staff who provided overall oversight in the management and execution of the WASH KAP Survey. The overall lead was the SP National M&E Manager assisted by the M&E Training Coordinator, M&E Officer and project staff. In addition, project staff played a key role in communicating project related challenges, new interventions introduced based on previous recommendations and other contextual issues which needed to be considered during the evaluation. Overall oversight was provided by UNHCR to ensure that the evaluation was conducted in line with the UNHCR Standard Guidelines for WASH KAP Surveys.
    Data Collection Notes

    Mobile Data Collection was used to collect the quantitative data using Apple iPad tablets fitted with the iFormBuilder software platform. All questionnaires were written in English, although the interviews were conducted in Arabic, the language most widely spoken by the respondents and participants. During training, question translation was mastered to ensure translation consistency among the enumerators. A questionnaire pretest was done with some HHs to ascertain that the enumerators had understood the questionnaires; any issues emerging were addressed.

    Data collection occurred over a period of 18 days. Focus group discussions included both male and female members of AT and Pamir, involving at least 72 people (36 males and 36 females). The collected data was verified on a daily basis prior to data syncing onto the cloud server, and feedback was given to enumerators before beginning data collection the following day. Random spot checks were made on data that was synced and cleaned, to ensure consistency and accuracy before beginning analysis.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    The data collected was uploaded to a server at the end of each day. IFormBuilder generated a Microsoft (MS) Excel spreadsheet dataset which was then cleaned and analyzed using MS Excel.

    Given that SP is currently implementing a WASH program in Ajuong Thok and Pamir, the assessment data collected in these camps will not only serve as the endline for UNHCR 2018 programming but also as the baseline for 2019 programming.

    Data was anonymized through decoding and local suppression.

    Access policy

    Archive where study is originally stored

    United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
    https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/269
    Original Archive Study ID: UNCHR_SSD_2019_WASHKAP_ddi_v1.0
    Cost: None

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation Email
    The Curation Team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
    Patrick Okello UNHCR okellopa@unhcr.org
    Citation requirements

    UNHCR (2019) KAP WASH 2019 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps. UNHCR's Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_SSD_2019_WASH-ATP_v01_M
    Producers
    Name
    UNCHR
    Date of Metadata Production

    2021-04-09

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1 (April 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: UNCHR_SSD_2019_WASHKAP_ddi_v1.0 except the following edits were made:

    • Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
    • Specified the archive where study is originally stored
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