Table 2 ‘Preferred’ and ‘restricted’ water and sanitation access definitions for five case study countries
Country | Colombia | Egypt | Kenya | South Africa | Uganda* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
‘Preferred’ water access categories | Piped water in house/on premises; public standpipe; wells with/without pump; rainwater | Access to public drinking water network (tapped water) | Piped; jabia/rainwater tank; borehole; well; spring | Piped water for domestic use | Piped (tap) water; rainwater; gravity flow schemes; boreholes; protected well/spring |
‘Restricted’ water access categories | Bottled water, tanker, surface waters | No access to public drinking water network (pump; well; other unknown water accesses) | Pond; dam; lake; stream; water vendor; other | No access to piped water for domestic use | Open water source (pond; stream; lake; water hole; unprotected spring; swamp; shallow well); water truck/vendor; other |
‘Preferred’ sanitation access categories | Access to own sanitation facility in house | Accessible local/public sanitation; trench sanitation system | Piped sewer system; septic tank; pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; cesspool | Hygienic toilets (flush toilet; chemical toilet; VIP latrine) | Pit latrine; VIP latrine; flush toilet |
‘Restricted’ sanitation access categories | Shared sanitation; no access to sanitation | No access to any sanitation system | Bucket; bush; other | Unhygienic toilets (Pit latrine without ventilation; bucket latrine; other; none) | Uncovered pit latrine; bush; other; none |