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. 2013 Dec 3;91(3):432–445. doi: 10.1007/s11524-013-9848-1

Table 1.

Brazilian Census Bureau (IBGE) and Millennium Development Goal definitions of adequate access to services, 2010

Adequate Access (IBGE)16 Millennium Development Goals
Water • Household connection to municipality's water distribution network Improved Drinking Water Sources19
• Household connection to general water distribution network
• Public standpipe
• Borehole
• Protected, dug well
• Protected spring
• Rainwater collection
Sanitation • Connected to drain from area (treated or untreated) Improved Sanitation Facilities19
• Septic system • Connection to a public sewer
• Septic system
• Pour-flush/simple-pit/ventilated-improved-pit latrine
Solid waste disposal • Collected in domicile and removed by public or private service from curbside Good solid waste management20
• Collected in domicile and taken to location where removed by public or private service • Storage of waste in containers
• Removal at a frequency of once per week
• Effective disposal
Electricity • Access to electricity • Access to non-biomass fueled electricity21
• Exclusive electric meter