Table 4 Pit latrine odour intensity and description
Source | Location | Smell description (%) | Insect nuisance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
A Cotton, et al. [19] | Ghana and Mozambique (Simple pit latrines and VIPs respectively) | No smell (54 and 40) | None/tens (91 and 90) |
Slight smell (9 and 6) | Hundreds (8 and 3) | ||
Strong smell (37 and 51) | Thousands (1 and 7) | ||
J Kwiringira, et al. [37] | Kampala’s slums | Strong repugnant smell |  |
JV Garn, et al. [111] | Kenyan schools | Strong smell (25.6) | Many flies (10) |
A Nakagiri, et al. [65] | Kampala’s slums | No smell, (2) | No flies (3) |
Slight smell (35) | Few flies (80) | ||
Moderate smell (22) | Many flies (17) | ||
Strong smell (39) | Â | ||
Very strong (1) | Â | ||
K Afful, et al. [112] | Kusumi, Ghana | Extremely annoying (69 no) | Â |
| Â | Â | Very annoying (55 no) | Â |
| Â | Â | Annoying (30 no) | Â |
| Â | Â | Some annoyance (18 no) | Â |
| Â | Â | Definitely not annoying (1 no) | Â |