Availability of Basic Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Amenities
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of facilities that have basic WASH amenities
Numerator
Number of health facilities that meet basic WASH standards
Denominator
Total number of facilities examined
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Facility type: hospital, non-hospital Managing authority: government, non-government Urban/rural
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Facility survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Web Annex. Technical specifications. In: Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352201/9789240044234-eng.pdf?sequence=1
Link to Measurement Tools
From existing health facility survey tools such as World Health Organization’s Service Availability and Readiness Assessments (SARA) and Harmonized Health Facility Assessments (HHFA), World Bank’s Service Delivery Indicators (SDI), and DHS program’s Service Provision Assessment (SPA). World Health Organization. Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (www.who.int/data/datax0002collection-tools/service-availability-and-readiness-assessment-(sara)?ua=1, accessed 16 August 2021). World Health Organization. Harmonized Health Facility Assessment. March 2021 (www.who.int/data/ data-collection-tools/harmonized-health-facility-assessment/introduction, accessed 16 August 2021). The DHS Program. Service Provision Assessment. September 2020 (dhsprogram.com/publications/ publication-spaq1-spa-questionnaires-and-manuals.cfm, accessed 18 August 2021). World Bank. Service Delivery Indicators (www.sdindicators.org/, accessed 19 August 2021). To note: WHO is currently revising its facility survey modules to incorporate additional elements of PHC measurement and will provide recommended scoring methodology.