Analysis of Availability and Condition of Basic Sanitation Facilities in Hato-Luli Hamlet

  • Fontes R
  • Jorge Pereira S
  • S. M. Exposto L
  • et al.
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Abstract

Sanitation is an effort to monitor several factors of the physical environment so as to prevent the emergence of diseases that affect humans, especially on things that have detrimental effects on physical development, health and human survival. Some environmental health requirements that every family must have to meet their daily needs are known as basic sanitation which includes the provision of clean water, family latrine facilities, garbage disposal facilities, and wastewater disposal facilities. Therefore, the availability and condition of these facilities need to be considered. Analysis of the availability and condition of basic sanitation facilities in Hato-Luli Hamlet, Maubisse Kota Village, Maubisse District, Ainaro Regency, Timor-Leste. The results showed that the source of drinking water contained in Hato-Luli Hamlet consisted of 72.2% piped water, 20.8% well water, and 6.9% from other sources of river / gutter water. The condition of the latrine, which uses 66.67% water, does not use 29.17% water and other types 4.17%. Judging from the cleanliness condition of clean latrines 33.3%, less clean 63.9%, dirty 2.8%. Which has a trash can 56%, owns and does not use 41%, does not own 67.4%. The data shows that the percentage of not having landfills is still high at 67.4%.  Environmental sanitation conditions in Hato-Luli Hamlet, Maubisse Kota Village, Maubisse District, Ainaro Regency  are said to be not good, judging from the indicators of latrine conditions, wastewater sewerage conditions, garbage dump conditions, and healthy house conditions have not met health requirements because there are still people who do not know the importance of maintaining environmental sanitation.

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Fontes, R., Jorge Pereira, S., S. M. Exposto, L. A., Pereira Moniz, E., Ximenes, L., & Auxilio Pedro Martins, N. (2023). Analysis of Availability and Condition of Basic Sanitation Facilities in Hato-Luli Hamlet. Asian Journal of Healthy and Science, 2(9), 402–409. https://doi.org/10.58631/ajhs.v2i9.69

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