Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) indicators include the number of water sources, population with dedicated hand washing facility in the household, and percent of population using open defecation as a main and regular source. These data were collected by PMA2020 and compiled into WASH briefs.


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Survey Results Summaries

PMA uses innovative mobile technology to support low-cost, rapid-turnaround surveys monitoring key health and development indicators. Surveys are completed by resident enumerators, uploaded to a central server via a mobile data network, cleaned and analyzed. Results are disseminated shortly after.

Country Survey Results Brief Indicators Report
Kenya PMA2020, Round 5, 2016 English
Niger PMA2020, Niamey, Round 1, 2015 French English
Nigeria PMA2020, Taraba, Round 1, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Rivers, Round 1, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Nasarawa, Round 1, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Lagos, Round 3, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Lagos, Round 2, 2015 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Kano, Round 1, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Kaduna, Round 3, 2016 English
Nigeria PMA2020, Kaduna, Round 2, 2015 English

Research in Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene

19%

of household residents in Niamey, Niger, can access a dedicated hand washing station

Publications

PMA has a variety of publications including briefs, reports and overview documents  that may be used to inform health policy and programming decisions. Listed below are publications authored by PMA faculty, students, staff, and partners that draw upon PMA data. 

For a full list of publications that use PMA data, please visit our Google Scholars page.

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