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Table 2 Definition of indicators

From: Access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa 2013–2018: Results of health facility surveys and implications for COVID-19 transmission

Domain

Indicator

Definition

Water services

Health facilities with an improved water supply within 500 m

Piped, public tap, standpipe, tubewell/borehole, protected dug well, protected spring, rain water.

Sanitation services

Health facilities with improved toilets

Observed availability of flush/pour flush to piped sewer system or septic tank or pit latrine, pit latrine (ventilated improved pit (VIP) or other) with slab, composting toilet.

Hand hygiene services

Health facilities with soap and running water/ alcohol-based hand rub available

Observed availability of soap and running water or alcohol-based hand rub

Standard precautions for infection prevention

Health facilities with:

 

safe final disposal of infectious wastes

Safe final disposal of infectious wastes includes incineration, open burning in protected area, dump without burning in protected area, or remove offsite with protected storage. If method is incineration, incinerator functioning and fuel available.

appropriate storage of infectious waste

Observed availability of waste receptacle (pedal bin) with lid and plastic bin liner.

safe final disposal of sharps

Safe final disposal of sharps includes incineration, open burning in protected area, dump without burning in protected area, or remove offsite with protected storage. If method is incineration, incinerator functioning and fuel available.

appropriate storage of sharps waste

Observed availability of a sharps container

guidelines for standard precautions

Observed availability of guidelines for standard precautions anywhere in the facility

environmental disinfectant

Observed availability of chlorine-based or other country specific environmental disinfection

latex gloves

Observed availability of latex gloves or equivalent non latex gloves

disposable of auto-disable syringes

Observed availability of single use syringes (standard disposable or auto-disable)

soap and running water/ alcohol-based hand rub

Observed availability of soap and running water or alcohol-based hand rub