Interviewer instructions
- Section J: Housing conditions and amenities. This section covers columns H18 to H27 on housing conditions and amenities. These questions are to be posed to the Head of the Household or any other responsible person.
39.8 Column H25: Main mode of human waste disposal
In column H25 ask, "where do members of this household dispose of human waste?" Code the answers according to the categories given e.g. code 4 for ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP), 3 for cesspool etc.
The categories of main type of sewage disposal are:
- Main sewer: Means the sewage liquid waste from the structure is drained by pipes into a main trunk sewer line. This type of sewage disposal is common in main urban centers like Nairobi, Mombasa, etc.
- Septic tank: This is a tank into which an individual household's sewage is conveyed and remains there until it is emptied. Examples of septic tanks are found in urban areas, where the tank is often located within the compound where you find dwelling structures.
- Bucket latrine: This is a bucket placed in a residential area used to collect human excreta. It is emptied occasionally. This type of waste disposal is now rare but can still be found in some urban residential estates and in North-Eastern towns.
- Cesspool: This is a communal pool where liquid waste is drained into from the dwelling units until it is emptied.
