Research Article
The Availability of Improved Sanitation Facilities and Its Associated Factors in the 12th District of Kandahar City, Afghanistan
Table 2
House, water, and sanitation facility characteristics in the 12th district of Kandahar city, 2019 (n = 450).
| | Variables | Frequency (%) |
| | Type of house | | Cement | 20 (4.4) | | Mud and clay | 282 (62.7) | | Mix | 128 (28.4) |
| | Ownership of house | | Private | 171 (38.0) | | By lease | 159 (35.3) | | Others | 120 (26.7) |
| | Length of time living | | <1 year | 85 (18.9) | | ≥1 year | 365 (81.1) |
| | Electricity | | Yes | 421 (93.6) | | No | 29 (6.4) |
| | Water source | | Hand pump | 262 (58.2) | | Water tank | 105 (23.3) | | Dug well | 42 (9.3) | | Filter water | 18 (4.0) | | Water pipe | 18 (4.0) | | Steam/well | 5 (1.1) |
| | Household head | | Male | 403 (89.6) | | Female | 47 (10.4) |
| | Latrine available | | Yes | 450 (100.0) | | No | 0 (0) |
| | Number of latrines available | | One | 183 (40.7) | | Two | 201 (44.7) | | Three | 61 (13.6) | | Four | 5 (1.1) |
| | Latrine location | | Inside | 423 (94.0) | | Outside | 27 (6.0) |
| | Type of sanitation facility (adults) | | Flush to septic tank | 21 (4.7) | | Flush/pour to pit latrine | 55 (12.2) | | Pit latrine with slab | 129 (28.7) | | Ventilated pit latrine | 181 (40.2) | | Pit latrine without slab | 45 (10.0) | | Hanging toilet | 13 (2.9) | | Open defecation | 6 (1.3) |
| | Shared with other households | | Yes | 195 (43.3) | | No | 255 (56.7) |
| | Distance of latrine from water source | | >10 m | 323 (71.8) | | <10 m | 127 (28.2) |
| | Received any subsidy in constructing the latrine | | Yes | 231 (51.3) | | No | 219 (48.7) |
| | Type of defecating facility (children) | | Put into latrine | 257 (57.1) | | Use latrine | 111 (24.7) | | Put into drain or ditch | 24 (5.3) | | Buried | 44 (9.8) | | Thrown into garbage | 8 (1.8) | | Open defecation | 6 (1.3) |
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