Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Some Selected LGAs in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria
Table 6
Excreta disposal methods and practices.
| Feature | Chikun | Kachia | Kajuru | Soba | Zango | Total |
| Types of excretal disposal facilities in community | Open defecation | 48.3 | 3.2 | 41.1 | 10.1 | 47.3 | 41.4 | Digging, defecating, and burying in soil | 2.5 | 6.5 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Traditional pit toilet | 87.4 | 90.3 | 93.2 | 76.6 | 91.2 | 76.5 | Improved pit toilets | 1.7 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 10.8 | VIP toilets | 0.0 | 47.1 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 10.0 | Pour flush toilets | 0.0 | 10.3 | 20.5 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 6.4 | Water closet toilets | 0.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | Others | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Types of excretal disposal facilities in households | Open defecation | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 29.8 | 22.8 | Digging, defecating, and burying in soil | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | Traditional pit toilet | 72.7 | 85.8 | 74.0 | 76.1 | 62.0 | 65.7 | Improved pit toilets | 2.5 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 5.9 | VIP toilets | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | Pour flush toilets | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | Water closet toilets | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | Others | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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