Health Facilities Limited Hygiene

Indicator Name % of supported health facilities with access to a limited hygiene service
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041530

Definition

Definition

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

Limited Hygiene in Health Care Facilities = Functional hand hygiene facilities are available at either points of care or toilets, but not both.
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 health care facilities within the Save the Children program that have a Limited Hygiene service

Denominator

Total number of health care facilities within the Save the Children program

Recommended Means of Verification

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

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation Global Indicator
Level of Indicator Outcome
Indicator Context Type Quantitative
Theme Health & Nutrition
Sub Theme WASH
Context Development

Measurement Guidance 

Frequency of Data Collection Annually
Unit of Measure Facility
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Settlement
This guidance was prepared by Sheetal Rahi Lookhar ©
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