Dataset

KAP WASH 2017 in South Sudan's Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps

Water Access (Drinking Water, etc), Hygiene, Sanitation Access and PracticesSouth SudanUnited Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

Dataset Objective

To determine the current WASH conditions and hygiene attitude and practices within the households in Ajuong Thok and Pamir Camps, South Sudan.

Context

The study recommended that proper water use measures be put in place to reduce water waste and that sanitation and hygiene messaging continue to be provided to improve sanitation and hygiene, with access to, and use of, latrines by refugees.

What is included

Data entails hand-washing habits and knowledge, defecation habits and latrine types, waste disposal, diarrhea, hygiene of drinking water and sources of drinking and non-drinking water.

Collection Methods

The assessment utilized a systematic random sampling method, and a total of 559 HHs (379 in Ajuong Thok and 180 in Pamir) were surveyed using mobile data collection (MDC) within a period of ten (10) days. Data was cleaned and analysed in Excel.