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. 2018 Mar 28;12(3):e0006374. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006374

Table 3. School and home WASH conditions.

 WASH characteristic Savanes Kara Centrale Plateaux Maritime Total
School WASH conditions
Improved drinking water available*, number (%) 47 (35.1) 109 (46.8) 99 (60.4) 157 (41.9) 99 (45.0) 511 (45.4)
Water located on school grounds, number (%) 35 (26.1) 58 (24.9) 87 (53.1) 72 (19.2) 67 (30.5) 319 (28.3)
Water treated in past 2 weeks, number (%) 1 (0.8) 6 (2.6) 4 (2.4) 25 (6.7) 3 (1.4) 39 (3.5)
Open defecation during the school day, number (%) 49 (36.6) 171 (73.4) 100 (61.0) 149 (39.7) 98 (44.6) 567 (50.4)
At least 1 latrine available for pupils, number (%) 110 (82.1) 169 (72.5) 122 (74.4) 177 (47.2) 107 (48.6) 685 (60.8)
Sex separate, private latrines available, number (%) 43 (32.1) 50 (21.5) 49 (29.9) 77 (20.5) 65 (29.6) 284 (25.2)
Hand washing station available (w/ water & soap/ash), number (%) 3 (2.2) 10 (4.3) 13 (7.9) 85 (22.7) 10 (4.6) 121 (10.8)
Home/child WASH conditions
Improved drinking water available, number (%) 892 (44.4) 2464 (70.5) 1774 (72.1) 2573 (45.7) 1646 (49.9)  9349 (55.4)
Latrine/WC available, number (%) 504 (25.1) 613 (17.5) 888 (36.1) 2021 (35.9) 1566 (47.5)  5592 (33.1)
Child wearing shoes, number (%) 1424 (70.9) 2594 (74.2) 1790 (72.8) 4010 (71.3) 2420 (73.3) 12,238 (72.7)

*Improved drinking water categorized as water from a tap/standpipe, borewell, covered well, or rain water