Abstract

There is a great thrust for improving water and sanitation facilities in the community since 2014. The present study was aimed at assessing the water and sanitation facilities among slum households in an urban area. The design was a cross-sectional study covering 750 households in an urban area in South India. Data were gathered using a structured questionnaire on the source of drinking water and sanitary facility in the households. Out of all households surveyed, 743(99.1%) were using an improved source of water for drinking and 742(98.9%) were using septic tank as their main sanitation facility. Our study concludes that most of the household in the urban slum have improved the water and sanitation facility.

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