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 type | Hospital (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 |
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