Retrospective mortality and baseline health survey in Palorinya settlement camp, Uganda

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
To estimate the scale of the emergency through measurement of crude mortality rate for the total population and for children under five years of age

2.2. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
 To estimate the size of the population in Palorinya settlement camp
 To describe the population in terms of age, sex and household composition;
 To determine the coverage of measles, polio, MenAfriVac, DPT-Hib-HepB (Pentavalent) and pneumococcal virus (PCV) vaccination in 6-59 month olds;
 To determine the rate of severe and global acute malnutrition in 6-59 month olds;
 To identify the most prevalent morbidities in the population in the two weeks preceding the survey;
 To describe the health seeking behaviour in terms of access to primary and secondary care;
 To estimate crude mortality rate for the total population and for children under five years of age before and after the SPLA advance into Equatoria, South Sudan;
 To identify major causes of death, by age group and sex;
 To gain knowledge of violence-related events
 To determine the coverage of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated bedNets (LLITNs)