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. 2017 Jul 31;97(4):1033–1042. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0208

Table 3.

Water source type, access, continuity, and reliability in surveyed health-care facilities

Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique Rwanda Uganda Zambia
Improved primary source of water 0.74 (0.71, 0.76) 0.88 0.94 (0.93, 0.95) 0.97 (0.95, 0.99) 0.97 (0.95, 0.99) 0.95
Presence of secondary source(s) of water 0.36 (0.33, 0.39) 0.54 0.37 (0.36, 0.38) 0.54 (0.47, 0.60) 0.44 (0.39, 0.50) 0.26
Secondary source type
 Improved 0.48 (0.42, 0.53) 0.73 0.70 (0.69, 0.71) 0.81 (0.74, 0.89) 0.96 (0.92, 0.99) 0.87
 Unimproved 0.52 (0.47, 0.58) 0.27 0.30 (0.29, 0.31) 0.19 (0.11, 0.26) 0.04 (0.01, 0.08) 0.13
Improved primary and secondary sources 0.14 (0.12, 0.16) 0.27 0.22 (0.21, 0.23) 0.45 (0.39, 0.52) 0.35 (0.29, 0.40) 0.23
Continuous (24-hour) water supply 0.62 (0.59, 0.65) 0.73 0.70 (0.69, 0.71) 0.68 (0.62, 0.74) 0.81 (0.77, 0.85) 0.84
Improved source of water within 5-minute time to source 0.32 (0.30, 0.35) 0.80 0.62 (0.61, 0.63) 0.90 (0.86, 0.94) 0.78 (0.73, 0.82) 0.85
Improved source of water on premises 0.16 (0.14, 0.18) 0.80 0.59 (0.58, 0.60) 0.89 (0.84, 0.93) 0.76 (0.72, 0.81) 0.84
2-week breakdown 0.22 (0.19, 0.24) 0.11 0.07 (0.06, 0.07) 0.19 (0.13, 0.24) 0.14 (0.10, 0.18) 0.09
Median length of last breakdown 72 hours 144 hours 24 hours 24 hours 72 hours 168 hours
Mean hours per week of water service 133 ± 3 hours 109 ± 7 hours 136 ± 5 hours 125 ± 8 hours 153 ± 4 hours