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Table 1 An excerpt of scores for WASH indicators

From: Resource availability and capacity to implement multi-stranded cholera interventions in the north-east region of Nigeria

Intervention

Indicator

Question

Scores for response options

Total possible score

WASH

BWSa

Main water source

“1”: ‘Piped supply inside facility’, ‘piped supply outside health facility’, ‘tube well borehole’, and ‘protected dug well’

“0”: ‘No water source’, ‘rainwater from the roof’, and ‘tank ruck water vendor’

1

Location of main water source

“2”: ‘On premises’

“1”: ‘Up to 500 m’

“0”: ‘500 m or further’

2

Water availability from the main water source

“1”: ‘Yes’

“0”: ‘No’

1

Interruption of main water source

“1”: ‘No’

“0”: ‘Yes’

1

Availability of container/reservoir to conserve water for use

“1”: ‘Yes’

“0”: ‘No’

1

Sufficiency of water quantity for health facility

“1”: ‘Yes’

“0”: ‘No’

1

 

Total = 7

  1. A similar scoring system was used for the remaining WASH indicators as well as surveillance and community engagement indicators
  2. aBWS stands for basic water services