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. 2019 Dec 11;65(1):122–130. doi: 10.1007/s00267-019-01228-w

Table 1.

Recognition of emptying service provider types by households

Recognized type of emptying service provider Number of households
FP only 364 (91.0%)
IPs-Me only 1 (0.3%)
FP and IPs-Me 3 (0.7%)
FP and IPs-Ma 2 (0.5%)
No recognition 30 (7.5%)

n = 400. FP, IPs-Me, and IPs-Ma, respectively indicate the formal service provider, informal service provider offering mechanical emptying by using unofficial small trucks, and informal service providers offering manual emptying services