Table 4.
The main source of water used by the households in the six study districts of Uganda
| Background characteristics |
Public taps or stand pipes, % (95%CI) |
Boreholes or tube wells, % (95%CI) |
Protected spring, % (95%CI) |
Protected dug well, % (95%CI) |
Surface source (dam, lake, river, stream, pond and canal), % (95%CI) |
Unprotected dug well, % (95%CI) |
Others, % (95%CI) |
Number of households (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 39.1 (35.9—42.4) | 32.9 (29.8—36.1) | 2.7 (1.7—3.9) | 2.3 (1.5—3.5) | 16.8 (14.4—19.4) | 3.4 (2.4—4.9) | 2.8 (1.8—4.1) | 900 |
| District | ||||||||
| Busia | 61.3 (53.0—69.2) | 19.3 (13.3—26.6) | 12.7 (7.8—19.1) | 2.7 (0.1—6.7) | 0 | 0.7 (0.02—3.7) | 3.3 (1.1—7.6) | 150 |
| Kasese | 71.3 (63.4—78.4) | 6.7 (3.2—11.9) | 0 | 3.3 (1.1—7.6) | 16 (10.5—22.7) | 0.7 (0.02—3.7) | 2 (0.4—5.7) | 150 |
| Madi-Okollo | 28 (21.0—35.9) | 59.3 (51.0—67.3) | 3.3 (1.1—7.6) | 0.7 (0.02—3.7) | 6.0 (2.8—11.1) | 2 (0.4—5.7) | 0.7 (0.02—3.7) | 150 |
| Namayingo | 8.7 (4.7—14.4) | 27.3 (20.4—35.2) | 0 | 0.7 (0.02—3.7) | 48 (39.8—56.3) | 8 (4.2—13.6) | 7.3 (3.7—12.7) | 150 |
| Ntoroko | 38.0 (30.2—46.3) | 20 (13.9—27.3) | 0 | 6.7 (3.2—11.9) | 26 (19.2—33.8) | 9.3 (5.2—15.2) | 0 | 150 |
| Obongi | 27.3 (20.4—35.2) | 64.7 (56.5—72.3) | 0 | 0 | 4.7 (1.9—9.4) | 0 | 3.3 (1.1—7.6) | 150 |
| Education | ||||||||
| No formal education | 35.6 (27.3—45.1) | 36.4 (28.1—45.9) | 2.5 (0.5—7.1) | 2.5 (0.5—7.1) | 16.1 (9.8—23.6) | 4.2 (1.4—9.5) | 2.5 (0.5—7.1) | 120 |
| Primary | 34.2 (30.0—38.7) | 36.8 (32.4—41.3) | 2.7 (1.5—4.7) | 2.5 (1.3—4.4) | 17.8 (14.4—21.5) | 3.2 (1.8—5.2) | 2.7 (1.5—4.7) | 473 |
| Secondary | 44.7 (38.3—51.3) | 26.6 (21.1—32.7) | 2.5 (0.9—5.4) | 1.7 (0.5—4.3) | 17.3 (12.7—22.7) | 3.8 (1.8—7.1) | 3.4 (1.5—6.5) | 237 |
| Post-Secondary | 58.6 (46.2—70.2) | 21.4 (12.5 -32.9) | 2.9 (0.3—9.9) | 2.9 (0.3—9.9) | 10 (4.1—19.5) | 2.9 (0.3—9.9) | 1.4 (0.0—7.7) | 70 |