Table 3 Sanitation service in healthcare facilities in the GKMA, Uganda
Description | Characteristic | Frequency (n = 60) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of toilet facilities available at HCF | Flush | 23 | 38.3 |
Pour flush | 4 | 6.7 | |
Pit latrine with a slab | 7 | 11.7 | |
Ventilated Improved Pit latrine | 20 | 33.3 | |
Pit latrine without a slab | 5 | 8.3 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Method of excreta disposal at the HCF (n = 58)a | Sewerage system | 14 | 24.1 |
Septic tank | 15 | 25.9 | |
Pit or chamber | 28 | 48.3 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Main users of toilet blocks at HCF | Both staff and patients/ caregiver | 16 | 26.7 |
Both staff and patients/ caregiver, but separated | 15 | 25.0 | |
Patients/ caregivers only | 28 | 46.7 | |
Staff only | 1 | 1.7 | |
Presence of flies in improved toilets | Present in all toilets | 5 | 8.3 |
Absent in all toilets | 41 | 68.3 | |
Present in some toilets | 13 | 21.7 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Presence of unpleasant smell (of urine or faeces) at the toile/latrine block | Yes | 27 | 45.0 |
No | 32 | 53.3 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Visible cleanliness of HCF toilet blocks | Yes | 45 | 75.0 |
No | 14 | 23.3 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Adequacy of lighting at the toilet blocks, including at night | Yes | 32 | 53.3 |
No | 27 | 45.0 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Provision for menstrual hygiene needs (n = 59)a | Yes | 18 | 30.5 |
No | 41 | 69.5 | |
Presence of lockable doors | Present on all toilets | 56 | 93.3 |
Present on some toilets | 1 | 1.7 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Presence of an improved toilet that meets the needs of people with reduced mobility (n = 58)a | Present | 12 | 20.0 |
Absent | 46 | 76.7 | |
Did not observe | 1 | 1.7 | |
No toilet facility | 1 | 1.7 | |
Gender-based separation of toilet blocks | Both males and females, unseparated | 9 | 15.0 |
Both males and females, but separated | 43 | 71.7 | |
Females only | 8 | 13.3 |