Explaining the Effects of Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics on the Choice of Toilet Facilities among Ghanaian Households

Table 3

Distribution of toilet facilities and open defecation of regions in Ghana.

Region	Open defecation	Improved			Unimproved	Shared	Total frequency
	Open defecation (%)	WC (%)	Pit latrine (%)	KVIP (%)	Bucket/pan (%)	Public toilets (%)
Western	10.8	17.2	30.4	11.5	0.2	29.8	1337
Central	15.1	11.1	17.6	24.7	0.1	31.3	1327
Greater Accra	5.6	37.7	8.1	13.0	0.1	35.5	1401
Volta	24.3	7.0	27.2	13.2	0.1	28.3	1420
Eastern	6.8	10.5	33.3	21.6	0.3	27.4	1432
Ashanti	6.2	27.7	19.0	9.0	1.0	37.1	1735
Brong Ahafo	14.9	9.1	21.7	11.9	0.3	42.2	1330
Northern	62.9	2.4	7.4	4.9	0.5	21.9	1427
Upper East	77.5	3.3	9.4	4.6	0.1	5.0	1375
Upper West	56.4	4.6	20.1	7.4	1.2	10.4	1370
Total	27.6	13.4	19.4	12.1	0.4	27.1	14154

Percentages were calculated over regional total frequency; source, GLSS7 data.