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Table 2 WASH access indicators per social and goegraphic stratifiers in 21 refugee camps in 2019

From: Social and geographic inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene access in 21 refugee camps and settlements in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe

Social/geographic stratifier

Water

Sanitation

Hygiene

Female WASH index°

Improved water source (%)

≥15 L/p/d of improved/protected water (%)

≥20 L/p/d of improved/protected water (%)

Open defecation (%)

Unimproved sanitation (%)

Improved sanitation (%)

Limited saniatation (%)

Basic sanitation (%)

Sanitation privacy (%)

Soap presented within 1 min (%)a

Basic hand hygiene facility(%)b

Toilet paper/water in sanitation facility (%)c

Bathing facility (%)a

Menstrual health materials in the last period (%)a,c

Solid waste disposal facility (%)a

Total

95.1

50.6

36.9

4.6

23.2

72.2

42.7

29.5

62.6

80.0

23.5

62.6

68.6

76.1

64.1

0.50

Refugee camp

 Bangladesh

99.5

40.4

28.2

0.6

0.0

99.3

97.3

2.0

91.3

98.0

34.6

78.7

96.7

54.2

51.1

0.70

 Camp 17

99.2

18.7

11.4

2.5

0.0

97.5

96.7

0.8

90.2

100

14.6

69.2

95.9

61.7

45.5

0.65

 Camp 1E

100

43.6

26.4

0.7

0.0

99.3

97.9

1.4

97.9

97.7

15.0

65.6

97.1

56.8

60.7

0.66

 Camp 1 W

100

33.8

21.5

0.8

0.0

99.2

99.2

0.0

94.6

96.9

17.7

86.9

95.4

70.1

50.0

0.63

 Camp 21

100

42.5

27.5

0.0

0.0

100

98.3

1.7

93.3

96.6

25.8

71.4

95.8

44.9

10.8

0.68

 Camp 26

100

86.4

76.3

0.0

0.0

100

91.5

8.5

78.8

99.1

37.3

96.6

92.4

17.2

46.6

0.82

 Camp 27

97.4

15.8

7.9

2.7

0.0

97.3

92.0

5.4

86.0

98.0

4.4

63.8

96.5

45.7

48.2

0.61

 Camp 2E

100

53.7

37.2

0.8

0.0

99.2

99.2

0.0

96.7

98.3

62.0

59.8

99.2

46.2

53.7

0.84

 Camp 2 W

100

62.7

50.8

0.0

0.0

100

99.2

0.8

96.6

100

70.3

73.6

99.2

39.1

44.9

0.84

 Camp 3

99.2

10.1

0.8

0.0

0.0

100

99.2

0.8

92.4

97.5

4.2

89.8

98.3

83.7

48.7

0.57

 Camp 4

99.1

17.1

11.1

0.0

0.0

100

98.3

1.7

85.5

97.4

12.0

84.8

99.1

82.8

40.2

0.60

 Camp 4 Ext

99.0

15.7

9.8

0.0

0.0

100

100

0.0

99.0

98.0

60.8

67.4

98.0

80.2

96.1

0.68

 Camp 5

100

16.9

5.9

1.7

0.0

98.3

97.5

0.8

86.4

98.2

44.1

58.6

94.1

64.6

31.4

0.68

 Kutupalong

98.4

34.9

19.0

0.0

0.8

99.2

99.2

0.0

97.6

95.9

86.5

83.1

96.8

57.1

81.0

0.56

Nayapara

99.1

70.1

50.4

0.9

0.0

99.1

96.6

2.6

93.2

98.3

84.6

98.3

99.1

34.8

87.2

0.89

 Kenya

99.7

46.8

37.2

3.7

18.0

78.3

5.6

72.7

69.2

82.5

27.2

49.3

21.8

98.1

76.9

0.37

 Kakuma

99.9

46.0

36.1

1.9

20.9

77.3

4.2

73.1

71.5

84.2

25.6

55.4

20.4

98.1

80.2

0.36

 Kalobeyei

99.1

50.2

42.0

11.7

5.4

82.9

11.8

71.0

59.5

75.2

33.8

25.5

27.7

97.9

62.9

0.41

 South Sudan

100

68.1

47.9

1.1

14.0

85.0

10.6

74.4

56.9

70.5

17.7

NA

59.6

44.7

59.5

0.58

 Ajoung Thok

100

75.5

55.6

0.8

10.7

88.4

7.4

81.0

60.9

85.4

25.6

NA

64.4

49.6

67.1

0.61

 Pamir

100

59.5

39.1

1.4

17.7

80.9

14.2

66.7

52.2

53.3

8.7

NA

54.1

38.9

50.6

0.54

 Uganda

88.3

64.5

46.7

10.3

53.6

36.1

13.0

23.1

8.1

63.3

11.9

49.4

68.9

96.8

71.2

0.36

 Kyangwali

66.5

NA

NA

8.3

16.9

74.8

12.5

62.2

NA

75.4

9.1

NA

55.6

97.9

48.2

0.33

 Palabek

100

64.5

46.7

11.3

72.4

16.3

13.3

3.0

8.1

56.9

13.4

49.4

76.0

96.2

83.5

0.37

 Zimbabwe

57.3

53.1

43.3

6.1

16.3

77.6

24.6

53.0

NA

52.8

2.5

57.1

38.7

97.8

74.3

0.23

 Tongogara

57.3

53.1

43.3

6.1

16.3

77.6

24.6

53.0

NA

52.8

2.5

57.1

38.7

97.8

74.3

0.23

Social/geographic stratifier

Improved water source (%)a

≥15 L/p/d of improved/protected water (%)

≥20 L/p/d of improved/protected water (%)

Open defecation (%)

Unimproved sanitation (%)

Improved sanitation (%)a

Limited saniatation (%)

Basic sanitation (%)

Sanitation privacy (%)

Soap presented within 1 min (%)a

Basic hand hygiene facility (%)b

Toilet paper/water in sanitation facility (%)bb

Bathing facility (%)a

Menstrual health materials in the last period (%)a,c

Solid waste disposal facility (%)a

Female WASH indexa

At least one woman at repr. Age

 No

93.3

61.8

49.4

5.2

25.6

69.2

33.1

36.1

55.3

71.5

13.4

NA

56.8

NA

66.0

NA

 Yes

95.4

48.8

34.9

4.5

22.7

72.8

44.3

28.5

63.8

81.4

25.2

63.7

70.5

76.0

63.8

0.56

Household size

 1 to 3 members

94.1

66.7

58.6

3.7

22.5

73.8

50.2

23.5

60.9

78.0

18.4

61.5

71.4

72.3

60.7

0.41

 4 to 6 members

95.2

50.2

35.5

5.0

22.3

72.6

46.4

26.2

64.1

80.6

25.7

64.2

69.1

75.8

63.7

0.53

 7 or more members

96.0

40.6

24.7

4.7

24.9

70.4

33.1

37.3

61.7

80.7

24.1

64.2

65.9

77.8

67.2

0.52

Member/s with disability or who are elderly

 No

99.0

48.7

36.1

4.5

20.7

74.7

48.2

26.6

64.9

81.3

25.6

64.9

68.9

72.6

64.9

0.54

 Yes

99.1

56.4

39.3

3.0

34.1

62.9

41.7

21.1

55.7

78.6

25.1

59.9

74.7

76.6

70.7

0.47

  1. Source: Table created from the Standardized Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Surveys, UNHCR, 2019
  2. aFemale WASH index includes improved water source, basic hand hygiene facility, bathing facility, menstrual health materials, improved sanitation facility, and solid waste disposal only in households with at least one woman at reproductive age
  3. bBasic hand hygiene is having available a handwashing facility with water and soap
  4. cToilet paper or water in the sanitation facility, and menstrual hygiene materials included just the households with at least one women of reproductive age