Proportion of men, women, boys and girls who last defecated in a toilet (or whose faeces was last disposed of in a safe manner)
A hygienic toilet is a facility that is designed, located, built and managed in such a way that users can conveniently ensure their excreta is contained, isolated and/or treated so that it is not a source of contamination. Typical hygienic toilets include standard types of pit latrine, composting toilets, chemical toilets and flushing toilets with water-borne sewerage or septic tanks, as well as more basic traditional systems used in low-density settlements.
Unit Description
Percentage
Numerator
Nb of individuals who last defecated in a hygienic toilet
Denominator
Total Nb of individuals in the household sample
Disaggregation
disaggregated by sex and age
Indicator used for response monitoring ?
Yes
Types
Baseline
Outcome
Threshold / Standard
Follow-up of trends. Target: 100%
General guidance
It is difficult to get reliable information about the actual use of toilets during a household survey. It is useful to crosscheck survey data with voting proportions from a pocket chart exercise in a focus-group discussion where people can indicate privately what their hygiene practices are.
Model questions for survey: 1) at present, where do adult members of this household go to the toilet? Where do children in this household go to the toilet? Are women's, girls' , boys'and men's practices different? If so, why (i.e. lack of hygiene awareness or protection & dignity issues preventing certain household members from using the latrines)?
If children go to the toilet on the floor or in a nappy, what is done with the faeces? Observe if there is faces around the living area
Model questions for survey: 1) at present, where do adult members of this household go to the toilet? Where do children in this household go to the toilet? Are women's, girls' , boys'and men's practices different? If so, why (i.e. lack of hygiene awareness or protection & dignity issues preventing certain household members from using the latrines)?
If children go to the toilet on the floor or in a nappy, what is done with the faeces? Observe if there is faces around the living area
Guidance for pre-crisis/baseline
N/A
Data Sources
Household survey
Comments
N/A