title: Household sanitation in Uasin Gishu district in Kenya.
abstract: In rural Uasin Gishu District in 1990, 78.2% of the households had pit latrines, 11.3% ventilated improved pit latrines, 0.8% water-borne and 9.7% with no toilet facilities. On inspection, 97% of the toilet facilities were in use. Compost pits were present in 52.3% of the households. Utensil drying racks were found in 56.0% of the households. Compared to previous estimates, these levels represent a tremendous improvement in sanitation service coverage. It is recommended that the impact of water and sanitation programmes on health status needs to be evaluated. There is a need for studies to be done on the value of utensil drying racks in disease control.
authors.affiliation: African Medical Research Foundation, Health Policy and Management Department, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Some
mesh_terms: D005735:Garbage; D006306:Health Surveys; D006794:Household Articles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006796:Household Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008372:Manure; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012499:Sanitation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014038:Toilet Facilities / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D008372:Manure