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. 2017 Dec 7;12(12):e0189089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189089

Table 5. Emptying of sanitation facilities in households with latrines or septic tanks.

  Time last emptied Means of emptying among households where emptying occurred
<1 year 1–4 years 5+ years DK/ Miss.a Never emptied N Mechanical by a service provider Manual by household member Manual by a service provider DK/ Miss. N
Total 8.8 11.4 2.6 23.5 53.4 405 92.7 1.2 2.3 3.3 92
Area
    Urban 9.5 20.1 3.4 25.0 42.0 173 94.2 0.0 4.5 1.4 57
    Rural 8.3 4.9 1.9 22.4 62.5 232 90.3 3.2 0.0 6.5 35
Type of sanitation facility
    Septic tank 8.6 15.1 3.1 27.4 45.9 300 95.5 0.0 2.1 2.4 80
    Latrine 9.4 0.8 1.1 12.6 76.1 105 73.7 9.5 7.3 9.5 12

aDK/Miss: don’t know or missing responses