Table 1.

Coding of reported sanitation access, use by child demographic groups, and hygiene conditions in households in four low-income urban neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana

Sanitation exposure	Levels of indicator
Sanitation access	Within-compound improved latrine*
	Public facility
Defecation location in the compound of children aged 5–12 years	Children in the compound defecate in a household, compound, or public latrine
	Children do not use facility, but defecate in open
Defecation location of children aged < 5 years	Children defecate in potties, diapers, or latrines
	Children defecate on ground or in drain
Caretakers’ disposal location for feces from children aged < 5 years	Feces disposed in latrine
	Feces left or thrown on ground or disposed of in open drains or rubbish
Perception that other mothers sharing the same compound use diapers, potties, or latrines to capture feces for children aged less than 5 years vs. permit open defecation	Yes
	No
Perception that other mothers in the same compound leave feces for children aged less than 5 years on ground in the compound vs. dispose elsewhere	Other mothers do not leave feces on ground in the compound
	Other mothers leave feces on ground in the compound
Human feces observed on ground in the compound	Yes
	No

^*Within-compound access includes households with private (“safely managed” or “basic” according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program [JMP]) or shared (“limited” according to the WHO/UNICEF JMP) improved latrines.