Water and sanitation service levels in urban informal settlements: a case study of Portee-Rokupa in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Water and sanitation service levels in urban informal settlements: a case study of Portee-Rokupa in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Evidence-based data are fundamental in enhancing the delivery of sustainable and resilient water and sanitation services in informal settlements of urban cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper describes the water and sanitation service situation of an urban informal settlemen...

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Published in:Journal of water, sanitation, and hygiene for development Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 612 - 621
Main Authors: Tumwebaze, Innocent Kamara, Hrdličková, Zuzana, Labor, Amadu, Turay, Abdulai, Macarthy, Joseph M., Chmutina, Ksenia, Scott, Rebecca, Kayaga, Sam, Koroma, Braima, Howard, Guy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London IWA Publishing 01-08-2022
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Drinking
drinking and domestic water
Drinking water
Higher education
Households
Hygiene
informal settlement
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Sanitation
Sanitation facilities
Sanitation services
sierra leone
Toilets
urban
Water
United States > US
Sierra Leone
Ghana
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Summary:Evidence-based data are fundamental in enhancing the delivery of sustainable and resilient water and sanitation services in informal settlements of urban cities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper describes the water and sanitation service situation of an urban informal settlement of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city. Data were collected from 385 households through a cross-sectional design. More than 80% of the respondents use sachet water as the main drinking source and 59% use protected wells for non-drinking needs. One-third (32%) of the respondents use unimproved sanitation services. Lined pit latrines are the most used facilities (39%), followed by hanging toilets (14.3%). Sanitation facilities mostly shared (69.6%) with a poor hygiene level and the risk of using them at night are reported as main threats. These findings point to the need for greater priority for investments and improvements for safely managed water and sanitation services.
ISSN:2043-9083
2408-9362
DOI:10.2166/washdev.2022.115