Attributes and their descriptions selected for the study
| SI no. . | Attributes . | Description . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location for toilet | Site of toilet with respect to dwelling area (attached/semi-attached/detached) |
| 2 | Adequacy of toilet | Number of toilets/household |
| 3 | Type of pan | Rural pan/Orissa pan/eco-san/western pan |
| 4 | Type of disposal system | Single pit/twin pit/septic tank/aqua privy/sewer/bore hole |
| 5 | Capacity of pit/tank | Cleaning interval of disposal pit/tank (years) |
| 6 | Type of wall | Brick/mud/wood/other |
| 7 | Type of roof | RCC/GI sheet/tiles/wood/others |
| 8 | Height of wall | Height of roof from toilet platform (feet) |
| 9 | Height of door | Height of door from platform of toilet (feet) |
| 10 | Type of door | Iron/wood/plastic/others |
| 11 | Space within toilet | Available space within toilet (square feet) |
| 12 | Ventilation | Size of ventilation (large/medium/small/no ventilation) |
| 13 | Distance to source of water | Time taken in traveling, waiting and operating the source of water used for water collection for the toilet (minutes) |
| 14 | Type of source of water for toilet use | Tap within toilet/outside toilet/community tap/hand pump/others |
| 15 | Convenience in water collection | Effort required in operating source of water, collecting and carrying water for flushing and cleansing toilet (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 16 | Convenience in toilet cleaning | Time, cost and quantity of water required for cleaning of pan and area within toilet (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 17 | Flushing mechanism | Ways of flushing feces after defecation (mechanical flush/pour flush/dry/no flush) |
| 18 | Maintenance convenience | Effort required for repairing/replacing the damaged parts of superstructure/substructure in terms of cost, time and labor (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 19 | Convenience in emptying pit/tank | Time, cost and effort required for cleaning disposal pit/tank (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| SI no. . | Attributes . | Description . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location for toilet | Site of toilet with respect to dwelling area (attached/semi-attached/detached) |
| 2 | Adequacy of toilet | Number of toilets/household |
| 3 | Type of pan | Rural pan/Orissa pan/eco-san/western pan |
| 4 | Type of disposal system | Single pit/twin pit/septic tank/aqua privy/sewer/bore hole |
| 5 | Capacity of pit/tank | Cleaning interval of disposal pit/tank (years) |
| 6 | Type of wall | Brick/mud/wood/other |
| 7 | Type of roof | RCC/GI sheet/tiles/wood/others |
| 8 | Height of wall | Height of roof from toilet platform (feet) |
| 9 | Height of door | Height of door from platform of toilet (feet) |
| 10 | Type of door | Iron/wood/plastic/others |
| 11 | Space within toilet | Available space within toilet (square feet) |
| 12 | Ventilation | Size of ventilation (large/medium/small/no ventilation) |
| 13 | Distance to source of water | Time taken in traveling, waiting and operating the source of water used for water collection for the toilet (minutes) |
| 14 | Type of source of water for toilet use | Tap within toilet/outside toilet/community tap/hand pump/others |
| 15 | Convenience in water collection | Effort required in operating source of water, collecting and carrying water for flushing and cleansing toilet (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 16 | Convenience in toilet cleaning | Time, cost and quantity of water required for cleaning of pan and area within toilet (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 17 | Flushing mechanism | Ways of flushing feces after defecation (mechanical flush/pour flush/dry/no flush) |
| 18 | Maintenance convenience | Effort required for repairing/replacing the damaged parts of superstructure/substructure in terms of cost, time and labor (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
| 19 | Convenience in emptying pit/tank | Time, cost and effort required for cleaning disposal pit/tank (little effort/medium effort/high effort) |
RCC, reinforced cement concrete; GI, galvanized iron.
Source: Rashid & Pandit (2017).