A mixed-methods nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of IDPs, returnees, and host community members in four counties of Jonglei state, South Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The humanitarian community in South Sudan estimates that 9.4 million people need humanitarian assistance in 2023. Prior data is unlikely to reflect the current health situation of Jonglei state given the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, randomly sampled, mixed-methods, population-based household study during a 4-week period in June-July 2023 in ten bomas in four counties of Jonglei, South Sudan. Snowball sampled qualitative interviews were used for triangulation of quantitative data. The study was conducted to understand nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of IDPs, returnees and the host communities.

Results

A total of 859 households consented to

SUBMITTER: Lawry LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11863811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature