Table 3.
Cleanliness, sanitation and water availability in hospitals
| Characteristic | Hospital | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMAH | RFH | SEH | TH | ||||||
| Availability of drinking waterd; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 111 | (68.1) | 56 | (33.5) | 94 | (56.6) | 50 | (30.9) | |
| No | 52 | (31.9) | 111 | (66.5) | 72 | (43.4) | 112 | (69.1) | |
| Cleanliness of the hospitald; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 134 | (82.2) | 94 | (56.3) | 134 | (80.7) | 51 | (31.5) | |
| No | 29 | (17.8) | 73 | (43.7) | 32 | (19.3) | 111 | (68.5) | |
| Availability of waste disposal bins in corridorsb; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 116 | (71.2) | 94 | (56.3) | 160 | (96.4) | 66 | (40.2) | |
| No | 47 | (28.8) | 73 | (43.7) | 6 | (3.6) | 98 | (59.8) | |
| Presence of pestse; n(%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 56 | (34.4) | 23 | (15.4) | 125 | (75.3) | 52 | (36.4) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 107 | (65.6) | 126 | (84.6) | 41 | (24.7) | 91 | (63.6) | |
| Use of toiletsb; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 125 | (76.7) | 137 | (82.0) | 165 | (99.4) | 122 | (74.4) | |
| No | 38 | (23.3) | 30 | (18.0) | 1 | (0.6) | 42 | (25.6) | |
| Toilets are in good conditiong; n (%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 103 | (82.4) | 91 | (66.9) | 128 | (77.6) | 52 | (43.7) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 22 | (17.6) | 45 | (33.1) | 37 | (22.4) | 67 | (56.3) | |
| Availability of toilet paper; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 55 | (44.0) | 65 | (47.8) | 95 | (57.6) | 30 | (25.0) | |
| No | 70 | (56.0) | 71 | (52.2) | 70 | (42.4) | 90 | (75.0) | |
| Availability of running tap water in toiletc; n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 119 | (95.2) | 117 | (86.0) | 122 | (73.9) | 70 | (57.4) | |
| No | 6 | (4.8) | 19 | (14.0) | 43 | (26.1) | 52 | (42.6) | |
| Availability of hand wash basin in toiletc; n(%) | 0.046 | ||||||||
| Yes | 103 | (82.4) | 108 | (79.4) | 120 | (72.7) | 84 | (68.9) | |
| No | 22 | (17.6) | 28 | (20.6) | 45 | (27.3) | 38 | (31.2) | |
| Availability of liquid soap dispensera; n(%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 57 | (45.6) | 40 | (29.6) | 75 | (45.5) | 24 | (19.8) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 68 | (54.4) | 95 | (70.4) | 90 | (54.6) | 97 | (80.2) | |
| Availability of disposable paper towelf; n(%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 52 | (41.6) | 27 | (19.9) | 7 | (4.2) | 19 | (16.4) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 73 | (58.4) | 109 | (80.2) | 158 | (95.8) | 102 | (84.3) | |
| Availability of waste disposal bins with lid in toileta; n (%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 105 | (84.7) | 71 | (52.2) | 152 | (92.1) | 38 | (31.4) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 19 | (15.3) | 65 | (47.8) | 13 | (7.9) | 83 | (68.6) | |
NMAH Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, RFH Rob Ferreira hospital, SEH St. Elizabeth Hospital, TH Themba Hospital
an = 546; bn = 660; cn = 548; dn = 658; en = 621; fn = 547; gn = 545