Table 1 Characteristics of UNHCR refugee camps by regiona
|
Africa (n = 117)b |
Asia (n = 36) | p-valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)] | 3812 (3180-4445) | 1761 (1405-2117) | < 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/dayf | |||
| < 2100 | 34.0 | 22.2 | 0.189 |
| ≥2100 (standard) | 66.0 | 77.8 |