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Table 4

Stated sanitation technology preferences before and after households were given the microfinance option (n = 1,198)

Stated sanitation technology preferences	Preferences before microfinance option		Preferences after microfinance option		Chi- square
Stated sanitation technology preferences	n	%	n	%	Chi- square
Pit latrines
Improved pit latrine
Pit latrine with a slab floor – pit not lined	495	41	309	26	<0.001
Pit latrine with a slab floor – pit lined	320	27	294	24	<0.01
Unimproved pit latrine
Pit latrine without a slab floor	174	14	97	8	<0.001
Subtotal – pit latrines	*989*	82	*700*	58	<0.001
Alternative sanitation technologies
Water-based technologies:
Septic tank	16	1	17	1	0.32
Pour flush	43	4	103	9	<0.001
Ecological sanitation:
UDDT	66	6	179	15	<0.001
Fossa alterna toilet	84	7	199	17	<0.001
Subtotal – alternative improved sanitation	*209*	18	*498*	42	<0.001
Total	1,198	100	1,198	100

Stated sanitation technology preferences	Preferences before microfinance option		Preferences after microfinance option		Chi- square
Stated sanitation technology preferences	n	%	n	%	Chi- square
Pit latrines
Improved pit latrine
Pit latrine with a slab floor – pit not lined	495	41	309	26	<0.001
Pit latrine with a slab floor – pit lined	320	27	294	24	<0.01
Unimproved pit latrine
Pit latrine without a slab floor	174	14	97	8	<0.001
Subtotal – pit latrines	*989*	82	*700*	58	<0.001
Alternative sanitation technologies
Water-based technologies:
Septic tank	16	1	17	1	0.32
Pour flush	43	4	103	9	<0.001
Ecological sanitation:
UDDT	66	6	179	15	<0.001
Fossa alterna toilet	84	7	199	17	<0.001
Subtotal – alternative improved sanitation	*209*	18	*498*	42	<0.001
Total	1,198	100	1,198	100