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2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3). Environmental Health. Contents. Sources of Drinking Water Toilet Facilities Disposal of Children’s Stools Type of Fuel Used for Cooking Residential Crowding. Percentage of HH by Improved Source of Drinking Water.
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2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) Environmental Health
Contents Sources of Drinking Water Toilet Facilities Disposal of Children’s Stools Type of Fuel Used for Cooking Residential Crowding
Percentage of HH by Improved Source of Drinking Water According to WHO/UNICEF an improved source of drinking water includes water piped into dwelling/yard/plot, water available from public tap or stand pipe or a tube well or borehole, or a protected well or spring
Toilet Facility by Residence RURAL URBAN Improved toilet facilities include toilet facilities with a flush, or a pour flush that is connected to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine, a ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, a bio gas latrine, a pit latrine with slab and twin pit, composting toilet.
Manner of Disposal of Child’s Stools Note: Percent adds to more than 100 due to rounding
Proportion of HH by Type of Fuel NFHS-2 NFHS-1 NFHS-3
Persons Per Room Used for Sleeping NFHS-1 NFHS-2 NFHS-3
How realistic is it that water and sanitation related MDG goals will be met? Access to an improved water source: Given the progress in the past one and a half decades, there is an excellent possibility that this target will be met. However, increasing access to improved sanitation needs an urgent programmatic response. Needed are area specific strategies in different states with innovative messages focusing on adverse health implications of unsafe ways of disposing children’s stools and importance of cooking under a chimney.