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. 2011 Jun 29;88(Suppl 2):200–218. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9594-1

Table 9.

Trends in access to basic amenities in the NUHDSS area

Source of water
2006 2007 2008 2009
Piped Water Bought from Vendors/Kiosks 92.3 90.6 90.9 94.8
Tanks 1.5 5.7 5.1 4.1
Private taps 6.1 3.6 4.0 1.1
Other 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Lighting source
2006 2007 2008 2009
Kerosene 67.4 78.3 59.3 62.4
Electricity 32.1 21.2 40.3 37.3
Other 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2
Cooking Fuel
2006 2007 2008 2009
Kerosene 85.8 91.9 80.6 86.8
Electricity/gas 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.3
Other (charcoal, dung, briquettes, etc.) 12.5 7.4 18.5 11.9
Type of toilet
2006 2007 2008 2009
Private toilet 2.9 1.1 1.0 0.8
Shared toilet 74.9 63.0 54.4 54.1
Flush trench toilets/toilets without working flush 21.6 35.3 44.4 43.7
No toilet 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.4
Garbage disposal
2006 2007 2008 2009
Dump site/garbage services/pits 30.6 27.1 23.9 25.1
No garbage disposal arrangement 69.4 72.9 76.1 74.9