Research Article

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Service Availability at Rural Health Care Facilities in Southwestern Uganda

Table 4

Level of facility by conditions of the toilets and availability of hygiene facilities.

Facility typeHospital (general)Health centre (level IV)Health centre (level III) value

Toilet floor clean, (%)1 (50)5 (29)13 (41)0.651
Intolerable odors present, (%)2 (100)13 (76)16 (52)0.125
Cleaning materials available, (%)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)0.731
Capability to close and lock the toilets, (%)1 (50)15 (88)27 (90)0.247
Light present at night in the toilets, (%)1 (50)4 (24)16 (50)0.487
Hand washing facilities present at the toilets, (%)1 (50)6 (35)13 (43)0.834
Hand washing facilities available at other points of health facility, (%)2 (100)14 (82)22 (71)0.487
Hand washing facilities have both water and soap present, (%)0 (0)2 (14)7 (32)0.348
Hand washing posters present, (%)0 (0)2 (12)3 (10)0.867
Teaching patients/caregivers on proper ways to wash, (%)1 (50)16 (94)29 (94)0.082