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In normal times, when a family member fails sick, 92.3% (N=503) of the interviewed
households go to a government clinic, 3.3% (N=18) of them go to a drug vendor and
2.4% (N=13) go to no where (Table E1). The majority of the reporting communities
have to walk from 2:00 to 5:00 hours to reach the nearest health institution.
3.5 Sanitation and Water Aspects of the Interviewed Households
• Water Requirement and Source
The majority of the survey population (73.9%) interviewed reported daily water
requirements of more than 20 litres. More than 96.8% of the water is from
unprotected sources (Tables F1 and F2). More than 46.6% of respondent household
have to walk (both ways) for more than 1 hour to their water sources (Table F3).
• Changes in Water Supplies and Quantity
Only 13.8% (N=72, n=536) of the respondents have changed their normal water
sources due to the drying up of the source part of the year in their usual source.
• Inadequacy of Water Year Round and the Reason for Shortfall
Numerous respondents, (58.5%, N=318) reported that they do not get water year
round. Reasons for the shortfalls are drying of the sources part of the year (94.9%,
N=299) and high competition (4.4%, N=15).
• Intervention Requirements in Water and Sanitation
In general terms, on one hand, water is a scarce commodity in many villages and
house. On the other hand, it is a common observation to big rivers flowing through
the dense forests of the Woreda.
Supply of clean water is non-existent even in Shakiso town. Private commercial
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