Table 2. Access to water and sanitation at home and school.
| Access to water and sanitation | N = 358 |
|---|---|
| Access at home (self-reported data) | |
| Main source of water for household over preceding 6 months, n (%) | |
| Household standpipe or handpump | 3 (<1) |
| Community standpipe | 235 (66) |
| Community handpump | 85 (24) |
| Protected well | 6 (2) |
| Unprotected well | 29 (8) |
| Time taken to collect water (to and from source), n (%) | |
| <15minutes | 185 (52) |
| 15-29minutes | 99 (28) |
| 30-59minutes | 65 (18) |
| 1-3hrs | 9 (2) |
| Main toilet facility in household, n (%) | |
| Flush toilet | 3 (<1) |
| Pour flush toilet | 12 (3) |
| Pit latrine with a slab | 301 (84) |
| Pit latrine without a slab | 39 (11) |
| Use the bush | 1 (<1) |
| Another household’s facility | 2 (<1) |
| Access at school (spot check data) | |
| Main source of water in schools, n (%) | |
| School standpipe or handpump | 338 (94) |
| Community standpipe | 20 (6) |
| How often is the water source functional? n (%) | |
| 5–7 days per week | 325 (91) |
| 2–4 days per week | 33 (9) |
| Fewer than 2 days per week | 0 |
| Water source functional on the visit day to the school, n (%) | 253 (71) |
| Duration of time when water sources were not functional, n (%) | |
| Less than one day | 34 (32) |
| More than one day and less than one week | 54 (52) |
| More than one week and less than one month | 17 (16) |
| More than one month | 0 |
| School had handwashing facilities, n (%) | 358 (100) |
| Type of handwashing facilities in schools, n (%) | |
| Running water from a piped system or tank | 158 (44) |
| Hand-poured water system (bucket or ladle) | 314 (88) |
| Basin/bucket (not poured) | 0 |
| Other | 45 (13) |
| Location of handwashing facilities, n (%)* | |
| Inside toilet block | 49 (14) |
| Outside/Away from toilet block | 309 (86) |
| Availability of soap for handwashing, n (%) | 45 (13) |
| School toilet facilities, n (%) | |
| Meet the WASH in Schools in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region latrine: student ratio** | 147 (41) |
| Clean*** | 317 (89) |
| Privacy | |
| Door | 315 (88) |
| No door | 43 (12) |
| Water inside the toilet cubicle for cleaning, n (%) | |
| No water in any toilet cubicle | 272 (76) |
| Water in at least one cubicle | 86 (24) |
| Bins available for disposing used menstrual blood absorbents | 0 |
| Pit/Incinerator for burning absorbents available | 0 |
*More than one answer could be selected therefore n>358
**WASH in Schools standard for Eastern and Southern Africa Recommendations– 20–50 students per latrine
***Clean toilet was defined as one with no visible faecal matter or urine in or around the cubicle, no litter or dirt in the cubicle.