Core Questions on Drinking-water and Sanitation for Household Surveys
Due to wide variations among countries in survey tools and methods, comparison between different surveys is difficult. To help overcome this problem, the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) has developed a set of harmonized survey questions:
Core
questions on drinking-water and sanitation household
surveys to help resolve these
comparability problems. Including this
question set in national surveys and censuses will help countries gain more
systematic information on the drinking-water and sanitation practices and needs
of the population.
The core question set presented in
this document is already in use by the Demographic and Health Surveys, the
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, and the World Health Survey. JMP wishes to encourage widespread use of
these harmonized questions in countries both to facilitate evidence-based
decision-making at national level and to help enhance the accuracy of its own
information.
Contact information | n/a |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.who.int/entity/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/oms_brochure_core_questionsfinal24608.pdf |
Source of information | WHO |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT |
Geographical coverage | International |
News date | 21/07/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |