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Table 4 Water infrastructure and practices at the health care clinics (n = 50)

From: WASH infrastructure and practices in primary health care clinics in the rural Vhembe District municipality in South Africa

Indicator

Total number

Vhembe sub-Districts

Makhado

Thulamela

Mutale

Musina

Water source

 Piped water into PHC facility

27

4

17

4

2

 Piped water into yard/compound

1

0

1

0

0

 Public stand (pipe/stand)

1

0

1

0

0

 Tube well/borehole

40

17

19

3

1

 Protected dug well

0

0

0

0

0

 Unprotected dug well

0

0

0

0

0

 Protected spring

0

0

0

0

0

 Unprotected spring

0

0

0

0

0

 Rainwater collection

0

0

0

0

0

 Cart with small tank/drum

0

0

0

0

0

 Tanker truck

0

0

0

0

0

 Surface water (river/dam/lake/pond/channel)

0

0

0

0

0

Distance of main water supply point from clinic

 At facility (0 m)

40

15

20

5

0

 Less than 200 m from clinic

4

3

0

1

0

 Less than 500 m from clinic

2

0

2

0

0

 1 km from clinic

1

0

0

0

1

  > 1 km from clinic

2

0

2

0

0

Other water points at clinic

1

1

0

0

0

Alternative option for water storage when water is not available at water points

47

16

24

6

1

Average queuing time at water points:

 0 min

47

18

21

6

2

 1 min

1

0

1

0

0

 2 min

2

0

2

0

0