Table 8 Hand washing infrastructure and practices at the health care clinics (n = 50)

Hand washing facilities present at PHC facility

48

18

23

6

1

 Wash basin and running water

45

17

21

6

0

 Wash basin and buckets/small jerry cans/bottle accessed water

3

1

1

1

0

 Small jerry can and water

0

0

0

0

0

 Bottle with water

0

0

0

0

0

 Tippy tap

1

0

1

0

0

 Other

3

0

2

0

1

 Inside toilet unit

25

9

12

3

1

 Immediately outside toilet facility

38

12

19

6

1

 Inside PHC clinic building

2

0

2

0

0

 Outside PHC clinic building

2

1

0

0

1

 Good [presence and availability of soap and water/patients and staff are reminded to wash hands]

31

15

13

2

1

 Poor [water available/ no soap available or present/ no evidence to remind patients and staff to wash hands]

17

3

9

4

1

 Very poor [no water/no soap/ no reminder to wash hands]

2

0

2

0

0