Table 2 Results from applying Indicators 1 and 2.

From: Quantifying accessibility and use of improved sanitation: towards a comprehensive indicator of the need for sanitation interventions

Indicator 1 (simple): Household latrine coverage

Criterion

Yes

No

P value

Response to “Does your household have a latrine?”

4,615 (69.9%)

1,984 (30.1%)

 

Household income

 Median (25–75%)

1,000K (800K–1,500K)

1,000K (600K–1,200K)

<0.001*

Dry spaces

 = < 25% dry spaces

1,121 (24.3%)

1,399 (70.5%)

<0.001**

 >25% dry spaces

3,494 (75.7%)

585 (29.5%)

 

Indicator 2 (comprehensive): Not using improved sanitation

Criterion

Number meeting the criterion

Number discrepant between Indicator 1 and Indicator 2*

1. Waterways & bush

1,376 (37.5%)

16 (0.9%)

2. Neighbours’ or relatives’ latrine

1,191 (32.2%)

824 (48.2%)

3. Cemplung

841 (22.6%)

836 (48.9%)

4. Public latrine

260 (7.0%)

12 (0.7%)

5. Home latrine is broken

26 (0.7%)

22 (1.3%)

6. Hanging latrine over pond/river

0

0

Total

3,694

1,710

  1. *Mann-Whitney U test (The distributions of household incomes were right-skewed: Kolmogorov-Smirnov test p < 0.001 for both the “Yes” group and the “No” group.); **Chi-square test.
  2. *The number discrepant between the two indicators is the number of people who responded “yes” to the question about having a household latrine, but nonetheless were not using improved sanitation according to Indicator 2.
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