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. 2017 Jan 11;17:68. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-4009-6

Table 1.

Quality of shared sanitation facility score sheet

Quality Factors Yes No
1. Hygiene
 Faecal matter on the slab? 68 57
 Flies in the facility? 47 78
 Smell from the facility? 97 28
 A nearby hand-washing facility? 0 125
 Total hygiene score (max 4)
2. Privacy
 Does the facility have a door? 122 3
 Does the door hold in place? 120 5
 Does it have a locking latch? 106 19
 Does it offer privacy? i.e. no cracks 110 15
 Does the facility have a complete superstructure? 108 17
 Does the superstructure offer privacy? i.e. no cracks on the superstructure 96 29
 Does the facility have a roof? 94 31
 Does the roof offer privacy i.e. no cracks? 81 44
 Total privacy score (max 8)
3. The slab and other visible factors
 Are there cracks/visible spaces on the slab? 39 86
 Is the drop hole too big? (bigger than the size of a foot) 34 91
 Is the drop hole open? (no evidence of a cover) 124 1
 Are there standing fluids on the slab? 66 59
 Is the facility full? 28 97
 Is the facility semi-full? 75 35
 Total slab score (max 6)
 Total quality score (max 18)

NB: The numbers represent totals of the inspected facilities that exhibited the attributes. n = 125