Table 2.
Distribution of sanitation facilities as per the JMP sanitation service ladder (source: NSC database and this study).
| Babati Town NSC Data | Sanitation Mapping | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Sanitation Facility | Number of Households | Percent (%) | Number of Households | Percent (%) | Remarks |
| WC/pour-flush toilets | 3956 | 20.1 | 4900 | 28.2 | WC/pour-flush |
| VIP latrine | 5901 | 30.0 | 425 | 2.4 | VIP |
| Traditional pit latrines | 1551 | 7.9 | 6152 | 35.4 | Most houses had traditional pit latrine. These are still pit latrines |
| Improved traditional pit latrines | 8210 | 41.7 | 2722 | 15.7 | These are still pit latrines |
| Ecological sanitation | Not identified | ||||
| Open defecation | No data | No data | 786 | 4.5 | Bushes, gardens, drains, etc. |
| Without Sanitation/share | 65 | 0.3 | 2344 | 13.5 | Households using neighbor’s sanitation |
| Not identified | 54 | 0.3 | Only access sanitation for 54 houses not identified | ||
| Total houses | 19,683 | 17,383 | |||