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4.8 Survey Results
Four surveys were undertaken as part of the trial:
Survey of previous experience of emergency toilet options (included in
registration of interest in the trial).
Pre-trial survey
Mid-trial survey
Post-trial survey
The results of these surveys are reported in Appendix 10.
4.8.1 Previous use of compost toilets
Most participants had previously used long drops and port-a-loos, but prior to the trial
appropriately half of the participants had previously used a compost toilet
(Table 4.7).
Table 4.7: Participants previous use of potential emergency toilet options
Toilet type
Yes
Previous use
Chemical toilet 5 6
Compost toilet 6 5
Long drop 10 1
Port-a-loo 11 0
No
If a participant had previously used a toilet option, they were asked to provide
comment (Table A10.1, Appendix 10). Comments were reviewed and assessed as
being positive, negative or neutral (neither negative or positive, or both negative and
positive), a summary of the comments is provided in Graph 4.5.
Graph 4.5: Assessment of the comments on different emergency toilet types
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