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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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dwelling or plot, public tap, tube well or borehole, protected well or spring, <strong>and</strong> rainwater. 1Households in THMIS were also asked whether the provider of the water is a public or privateagency.Results of the survey show that 56 percent of households have safe water; 82 percent in urbanareas <strong>and</strong> 48 percent in rural areas. Compared with results of the 2003-2004 THIS, which showed that52 percent of households had safe water, there has been only a slight improvement. One in fourhouseholds (24 percent) obtain water from the authorities <strong>and</strong> 11 percent obtain their water from aCBO or NGO. More than six in ten households stated that the water did not come from the authorityor CBO/NGO.Table 2.4 Household characteristicsPercent distribution of households by household characteristics, accordingto residence, <strong>Tanzania</strong> HMIS 2007-08HouseholdsCharacteristic Urban Rural TotalSource of drinking waterImproved source 82.1 48.0 56.4Piped water into dwelling/yard/plot 23.1 2.5 7.6Shared tap/st<strong>and</strong>pipe 30.3 3.9 10.4Public tap/st<strong>and</strong>pipe 15.8 15.0 15.2Tube well or borehole 3.7 0.6 1.4Protected dug well 7.1 15.8 13.7Protected spring 2.1 10.0 8.0Rainwater 0.0 0.1 0.1Non-improved source 17.7 50.0 42.0Unprotected dug well 8.8 28.4 23.6Unprotected spring 2.0 17.6 13.8Tanker truck/cart with small tank 5.8 0.9 2.1Surface water 1.1 3.1 2.6Missing 0.2 2.0 1.6Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Provider of waterAuthority 36.9 20.1 24.3CBO/NGO 11.0 11.1 11.1No provider 50.4 66.0 62.1Don't know/missing 1.8 2.8 2.6Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Improved, not shared facilityFlush/pour flush 8.0 0.5 2.4Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine 4.5 1.2 2.0Non-improved facilityAny facility shared with otherhouseholds 7.1 0.5 2.1Flush/pour flush toilet 8.0 0.2 2.2Pit latrine without slab/open pit 69.4 76.7 74.9No facility/bush/field 3.0 20.6 16.2Missing 0.1 0.2 0.2Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of households 2,106 6,391 8,497Ensuring adequate sanitation facilities is one of the Millennium Development Goals that<strong>Tanzania</strong> intends to fulfil along with other countries. A household is classified as having an improvedtoilet if the facility is used only by members of that household (not shared) <strong>and</strong> if the facility separatesthe waste from human contact (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply <strong>and</strong>Sanitation, 2004). Proper sanitation facilities lead to improved hygiene practices, <strong>and</strong> ultimately tolower infant mortality rates. Results of this survey show that three-quarters of households in <strong>Tanzania</strong>use the traditional pit latrine; 69 percent in urban areas <strong>and</strong> 77 percent in rural areas. About one-fifth(21 percent) of households in rural areas have no sanitation facility.1 The categories improved source <strong>and</strong> non-improved source of drinking water follow those proposed by theWHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply <strong>and</strong> Sanitation, 2004).Introduction | 15

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