School Limited Hygiene

Indicator Name

% of supported schools with access to a limited hygiene service

Indicator ID in PRIME

IN00023225

Definition

Definition

This indicator measures the proportion of schools have a Limited Hygiene service (as defined by WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) out of the total number of schools in the project area over a specified time period

Numerator: Number of schools within the Save the Children program that have a Limited Hygiene service over a specified period of time.

Note: Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.
Note: Points of care are defined here as any location in the health care facility where care or treatment is delivered (i.e. consultation/exam rooms), with priority given to outpatient departments.

Numerator

Number of schools within the Save the Children program that have a Limited Hygiene service over a specified period of time.

Denominator

Total number of schools within the Save the Children program

Recommended Means of Verification

Annual school surveys using JMP recommended ‘core’ questions to facilitate monitoring of WASH targets can be accessed at https://washdata.org/report/jmp-core-questions-monitoring-wash-schools-2018

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation

Global Indicator

Level of Indicator

Outcome

Indicator Context Type

Quantitative

Theme

Health & Nutrition

Sub Theme

WASH

Total Reach Indicator

No

Measurement GuidanceĀ 

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Unit of Measure

School

Data Format

Percent

Direction of Desired Change

Increasing

Number of Decimal Points

Zero

Indicator is Rounding

No

Nature

Cumulative

Recommended Disaggregations

Settlement
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