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Table 1 Descriptive statistics from 2016 survey results

From: Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in southern Syria: analysis of survey data and recommendations for response

 

Governorate [min and max per sub district]

Total

Dar’a

Quneitra

HH has at least one child < 5 years, % (n)

69.4% (971) [50.5–78.3%]

73.0% (310) [67.9–77.4%]

70.2% (1281)

Mean (SD) people per household

7.5 (3.6) [6.1–8.9]

8.1 (4.3) [7.2–9.2]

7.6 (3.8)

IDP households, % (n)

25.4% (247) [1.9–44.6%]

49.0% (152) [29.6–85.4%]

31.1% (399)

Female headed HH, % (n)

18.9% (184) [5.7–47.0%]

21.0% (65) [17.3–23.3%]

19.4% (249)

Mean (SD) age of the head of HH

41.8 (12.8) [34.2–45.7]

44.1 (12.3) [42.4–45.3]

42.3 (12.7)

Families in damaged/shared shelters, % (n)

44.9% (436) [16.7–81.1%]

51.6% (160) [32.1–78.1%]

46.5% (596)

Water trucking main source in last 30 days, % (n)

73.0% (709) [36.1–100%]

89.3% (277) [81.3–97.5%]

77.0% (986)

Network main source in last 30 days, % (n)

26.0% (252) [0.0–61.4%]

9.7% (30) [1.2–18.7%]

22.0% (282)

Separate drinking water, % (n)

32.0% (311) [0.0–65.8%]

57.7% (179) [45.7–74.7%]

38.3% (490)

Spent ≥2 days without water in last 30 days, % (n)

44.1% (428) [15.7–75.4%]

33.2% (103) [23.5–46.3%]

41.5% (531)

Did not have enough water in past 30 days, % (n)

37.3% (362) [7.6–71.1%]

23.9% (74) [13.3–37.8%]

34.0% (436)

Modified hygiene due to lack of water, % (n)

28.2% (274) [7.6–68.4%]

19.4% (60) [13.3–28.1%]

26.1% (334)

Percent of income used to buy water, mean (SD)

20.8% (13.9) [14.0–42.4%]

19.7% (10.4) [18.2–21.0%]

20.5% (13.1)

Consumption lpcd, median (lower, upper quintile)

71.4 (47.6–95.2)

53.6 (35.7–71.4)

63.5 (42.9–95.2)

Mean FCR mg/Liter (lower, upper quintile), n

0.04 (0.0, 0.1), 937

0.01 (0.0, 0.0), 310

0.03 (0.0, 0.0) 1207

HH with > 0 mg/L FCR, %(n)

24.4% (237) [1.2–100%]

7.4% (23) [0.0–22.2%]

20.3% (260)

HH with > 0.1 mg/L FCR %(n)

4.9% (48) [0.0–45.3%]

1.3% (4) [0.0–4.2%]

4.1% (52)

Mean pH (lower, upper quintile), n

7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 968

7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 310

7.9 (7.8, 8.0) 1238

Access to clean/functional toilet, % (n)

96.2% (934) [91.1–100%]

91.6% (284) [74.4–98.7]

95.1% (1218)

Observed: Clean/functional toilet, % (n)

67.5% (655) [22.4–85.4%]

52.3% (162) [30.5–62.5%]

63.8% (817)

Mean (SD) users per toilet

7.4 (4.1) [6.0–8.8]

8.2 (6.3) [7.1–11.0]

7.6 (4.7)

HHs use shared toilet, % (n)

15.9% (220) [1.5–30.8%]

34.5% (107) [21.0–52.4%]

25.5% (327)

HHs could not find/afford hygiene items, % (n)

74.0% (719) [54.2–97.4%]

78.7% (244) [76.9–95.1%]

75.2% (963)

Observed: Soap and water at handwash station % (n)

50.8% (493) [7.9–67.1%]

45.5% (141) [22.0%–59.3%]

49.5% (634)

Observed: Soap or water at handwash station % (n)

80.1% (778) [47.4–93.9%]

69.0% (214) [57.3–76.5%]

77.4% (992)

HH left garbage in open, % (n)

1.6% (16) [0.0–10.1%]

11.9% (37) [6.7–20.7%]

4.1% (53)

HH under WSP program % (n)

46.7% (453) [0.0–100%]

0% (0) [0.0–0.0%]

35.4% (453)

HH reported at least one child < 5 years had diarrhea in past 2 weeks %, (n)

31.6% (307) [10.5–47.2%]

36.5% (113) [28.4–41.5%]

32.8% (420)

  1. Abbreviations: household (HH), standard deviation (SD), free chlorine residual (FCR)