Households Basic Sanitation

Indicator Name % of supported households reporting access to a basic sanitation service over the project specified time period
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041547

Definition

Definition

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

Basic Sanitation = Use of improved facilities which are not shared with other households
Note: Improved sanitation facilities are those designed to hygienically separate excreta from human contact, and include: flush/pour flush to piped sewer system, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Specified Time Period: means the most recent data available during the project period

Numerator

Number of households within the Save the Children program that have access to Basic Sanitation service

Denominator

Total number of households within the Save the Children program

Recommended Means of Verification

Annual household survey using JMP recommended ‘core’ questions to facilitate monitoring of WASH targets can be accessed at https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2018-core-questions-household-surveys, or program monitoring data with the number of households within the Save the Children program that have access to Basic Sanitation service, andthe  total number of households within the Save the Children program

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 Households
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Settlement
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