Table 3 Percentage of households practicing water treatment by source type.

From: Water supply and sanitation services in small towns in rural–urban transition zones: The case of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Uganda

Among

N

Boiling (%)

Filtration (%)

No treatment (%)

All households

500

95

1

5

Protected spring users

239

91

1

8

Unprotected spring users

99

99

2

1

NWSC household or yard tap users

89

98

1

1

Households with any improved source

386

94

1

5

Households with an on-plot improved source

107

98

1

2

Households with a safely managed source

14

100

0

0

  1. Some rows exceed 100% because households could report practicing more than one treatment method.
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