Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to assess access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in
a refugee camp setting in South Sudan: A feasibility study

Elizabeth Harding; Colin Beckworth; Jean Francois Fesselet; Annick Lenglet; Richard Lako; Joseph Valadez

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4656-2

Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to assess access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in a refugee camp setting in South Sudan: A feasibility study

Elizabeth Harding, Colin Beckworth, Jean Francois Fesselet, Annick Lenglet, Richard Lako, Joseph Valadez

International Public Health

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Abstract

Humanitarian agencies working in refugee camp settings require rapid assessment methods to measure the needs of the populations they serve. Due to the high level of dependency of refugees, agencies need

to carry out these assessments. Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) is a method commonly used in development settings to assess populations living in a project catchment area to identify their greatest

needs. LQAS could be well suited to serve the needs of refugee populations, but it has rarely been used in humanitarian settings. We adapted and implemented an LQAS survey design in Batil refugee camp, South Sudan in May 2013 to measure the added value of using it for sub-camp level assessment.

Original language	English
Article number	643
Pages (from-to)	e643
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4656-2
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2017

Keywords

Humanitarian assistance
Lot quality assurance sampling
LQAS
Maban county
Monitoring and evaluation
Refugee health
Sanitation and hygiene
South Sudan
Water

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