Table 1 Characteristics of UNHCR refugee camps by region^a

Camp Population ^d

   Total population (%)

0.007

< 10,000

26.5

25.0

10,000-< 20,000

37.6

63.9

≥20,000

35.9

11.1

   Under five (U5) population [mean (95% CI)]

< 0.001

Incidence Rates (U5 cases/1000 population/month) ^d

   Malaria

84.7 (67.5-102.0)

2.2 (1.4-3.0)

< 0.001

   Pneumonia

59.2 (49.8-68.7)

254.5 (207.1-301.8)

< 0.001

   Diarrhea

35.5 (28.7-42.4)

69.2 (61.0-77.5)

< 0.001

Health Facility Utilization ^d

   New visits/person/month

0.15 (0.13-0.16)

0.29 (0.27-0.32)

< 0.001

   Growth monitoring utilization (%)

37.3 (31.4-43.1)

64.8 (55.2-74.3)

< 0.001

Malaria Prevention during Pregnancy ^d

   Insecticide treated net coverage (ITN) (%)

50.4 (43.4-57.5)

10.2 (1.4-18.9)

< 0.001

   Intermittent preventative treatment (IPTp) (%)

68.7 (62.5-74.9)

0.78 (0.03-1.5)

< 0.001

Water & Sanitation (%) ^e

   Average quantity of potable water/person/day

≤20 L

62.4

8.3

< 0.001

> 20 L (standard)

37.6

91.7

   # of persons per usable water tap

≥80

82.5

50.0

< 0.001

< 80 (standard)

17.5

50.0

   Living within 200 m from water point (%)

< 100%

64.3

2.8

< 0.001

100% (standard)

35.7

97.2

   # of persons per communal latrine

> 20

51.6

52.8

0.900

≤20 (standard)

48.4

47.2

   Families with latrines (%)

< 100%

88.4

29.4

< 0.001

100% (standard)

11.6

70.6

   Families receiving > 250 g soap/person/mo (%)

< 90%

36.2

41.2

0.636

≥90% (standard)

63.8

58.8

Nutrition (%) ^e

   Global acute malnutrition prevalence (%)

≥10%

48.6

25.0

0.014

< 10% (standard)

51.4

75.0

   Average kCals/person/day^f

< 2100

34.0

22.2

0.189

≥2100 (standard)

66.0

77.8