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Table 1 Ownership of sanitary facilities in primary healthcare institution in China

From: Assessment of sanitation facilities in primary healthcare institutions across seven provinces in China: a cross-sectional study

Indicator

Visits level

n(%)

Institution level

Unweighted

Proportion[Cl]

Weighted

Proportion[Cl]

Sanitation

Toilet for Patients

Flush Toilet

1505(70.4)

0.51[0.48,0.54]

0.69[0.61,0.77]

  

Pit Latrines

154(7.1)

 

Lockable Private Room a

1451(87.5)

0.80[0.77,0.83]

0.93[0.87,0.96]

 

Toilet Seat a

324(19.5)

0.07[0.05,0.09]

0.05[0.03,0.09]

 

Safety Handrails b

248(76.5)

0.60[0.51,0.69]

0.70[0.50,0.85]

 

Emergency Call Button a

129(7.8)

0.02[0.01,0.03]

0.05[0.02,0.13]

 

Trash Bin a

1293(77.9)

0.69[0.66,0.73]

0.79[0.70,0.85]

 

Toilet Bowl with Residual Waste a

214(12.9)

0.15[0.13,0.18]

0.03[0.02,0.05]

 

Noticeable Odor a

354(21.3)

0.22[0.19,0.25]

0.11[0.06,0.17]

 

Presence of Flies a

160(9.6)

0.13[0.11,0.16]

0.05[0.02,0.12]

 

Trash on the Toilet Floor a

193(11.6)

0.13[0.10,0.15]

0.06[0.03,0.13]

 

Foreign Objects on Walls a

168(10.1)

0.13[0.10,0.15]

0.12[0.04,0.28]

 

Standing Water on the Floor a

327(19.7)

0.19[0.16,0.22]

0.23[0.14,0.36]

Hygiene

Handwashing Sink-Toilet a

1314(79.2)

0.68[0.64,0.71]

0.79[0.65,0.88]

 

Automatic Handwashing Facility c

330(25.1)

0.15[0.12,0.18]

0.18[0.11,0.28]

 

Handwashing Supplies c

523(39.8)

0.37[0.33,0.41]

0.54[0.44,0.64]

 

Handwashing Sink-Examination Room

1087(50.8)

0.28[0.25,0.30]

0.44[0.35,0.53]

 

Hand Sanitizer

1484(69.3)

0.53[0.50,0.56]

0.61[0.52,0.69]

Water

Safe Water Supply Equipment

2032(95.0)

0.94[0.93,0.95]

0.95[0.91,0.98]

Waste management

Medical Waste Bin

1335(62.4)

0.49[0.46,0.52]

0.64[0.55,0.71]

 

General Waste Bin

1762(82.4)

0.77[0.75,0.80]

0.86[0.80,0.91]

Environmental cleaning

Trash on the Examination Room Floor

52(2.4)

0.03[0.02,0.04]

0.04[0.01,0.10]

 

Overflowing Waste Bins

39(1.8)

0.02[0.01,0.03]

0.04[0.01,0.10]

  1. aThe denominator is the number of “Toilet for patients”
  2. bThe denominator is the number of “Toilet seat”
  3. cThe denominator is the number of “Handwashing sink – Toilet”