Table 2. Summary of aspects of latrine conditions used in the calculation of the sanitation and hygiene scores.
| Indicator | Adequate | Inadequate | Very inadequate | Data missing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Number of latrines | Percentage | Definition | Number of latrines | Percentage | Definition | Number of latrines | Percentage | Number of schools | Percentage | |
| Type of sanitation | Flush toilets, pour flush latrines to septic tanks or latrine pits, and ventilated improved pit latrines | 172 | 5.8% | Pit latrines with cement floors and composting latrines | 1892 | 63.8% | Pit latrines without cement floors, hanging latrines, and pour flush latrines to “other locations” | 734 | 24.7% | 169 | 5.7% |
| Presence of doors | Doors for all stalls | 1,576 | 53.1% | Doors for some, but not all, stalls | 383 | 12.9% | No doors at all | 391 | 13.2% | 617 | 20.8% |
| Sharing with opposite gender | Is not shared with opposite gender | 2,514 | 84.7% | - | - | - | Is shared with opposite gender | 453 | 15.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Structural condition of floora | Floor shows no signs of damage | 1,927 | 65.0% | Floor is cracked but in place | 698 | 23.5% | Floor has broken into separate pieces and fallen into the pit | 118 | 4.0% | 224 | 7.5% |
| Privacy of walls | Fully private walls | 1,914 | 64.5% | Walls with holes | 671 | 22.6% | No walls | 180 | 6.1% | 202 | 6.8% |
| Cleanliness of floors | Clean (no feces, urine, dirt, or refuse) | 528 | 17.8% | Unclean (some feces, urine, dirt, or refuse) | 1,802 | 60.7% | Very unclean (major presence of feces, urine, dirt, or refuse) | 416 | 14.0% | 221 | 7.4% |
| Cleanliness of walls | Clean (no feces, urine, or dirt) | 1,056 | 35.6% | Unclean (some feces, urine, or dirt) | 1,492 | 50.3% | Very unclean (major presence of feces, urine, or dirt) | 209 | 7.0% | 210 | 7.1% |
| Flies | No flies | 515 | 17.4% | Some flies (less than about 20 per stall) | 1,851 | 62.4% | Many flies (more than about 20 per stall) | 389 | 13.1% | 212 | 7.1% |
| Odor | No odor | 361 | 12.2% | Slightly intolerable odor | 1,879 | 63.3% | Highly intolerable odor | 507 | 17.1% | 220 | 7.4% |
| Water for handwashing | Piped water for handwashing at the latrine | 97 | 3.3% | Bucket water for handwashing at the latrine | 205 | 6.9% | No water for handwashing at the latrine | 2,450 | 82.6% | 215 | 7.2% |
| Washbasins for handwashing | Washbasins for handwashing at the latrine | 130 | 4.4% | - | - | - | No washbasins for handwashing at the latrine | 2,584 | 87.1% | 253 | 8.5% |
| Soap or ash for handwashing | Soap for handwashing at the latrine | 46 | 1.6% | Ash for handwashing at the latrine | 29 | 1.0% | Neither soap nor ash for handwashing at the latrine | 2,655 | 89.5% | 237 | 8.0% |
aNote that in the calculation of the sanitation score, latrines with floors showing no signs of damage were assigned two, and those with floors that had cracked but in place were assigned zero, while those with floors that had broken into separate pieces and fallen into the pit were excluded from the calculation of the score.