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Accommodation and Shelter Conditions<br />
Accommodation and shelter conditions were measured on the basis of clean, continuous<br />
and sufficient drinking and utility water, the existence of waste water/sewerage systems,<br />
and the environmental pollution, noise and effect of dust within the area of accommodation.<br />
According to the findings shown in Table 6, the most important problem was the<br />
non-existence of a sewerage system (18.9%). In this respect, the least problematic province<br />
was Ordu (40% of children stated that there was a sewerage system) and the most<br />
problematic province was Yozgat (all children stated that there was no sewerage system).<br />
Thus, toilet needs are met in the open or in the fields. Other important problems concerned<br />
liquid and solid waste, environmental pollution and dust. It should not be forgotten that<br />
cleanliness of drinking and utility water is relative. It should be remembered that a child’s<br />
concept of “cleanliness” depends on a comparison among the conditions which s/he experiences.<br />
If the condition of the water in their usual place of residence and in the province/<br />
district to which they migrate are similar, then children may answer “clean” although the<br />
water is actually polluted.<br />
Table 6: Accommodation Conditions by Province<br />
Sheltering Conditions<br />
(Response: Yes)<br />
Adana-Mersin<br />
(No.) %<br />
Ordu<br />
(No.) %<br />
Şanlıurfa<br />
(No.) %<br />
Yozgat<br />
(No.) %<br />
Total<br />
(No.) %<br />
Clean Drinking Water (55) 53,9 (70) 72,2 (85) 85,9 (20) 61,2 (240) 69,2<br />
Continuous Clean<br />
Drinking Water<br />
(47) 46,1 (72) 72,0 (84) 82,4 (28) 57,1 (231) 65,4<br />
Sufficient Drinking Water (53) 52,0 (67) 67,0 (90) 88,2 (27) 55,1 (237) 67,1<br />
Clean Utility Water (55) 54,5 (66) 68,0 (88) 88,9 (31) 63,3 (240) 69,4<br />
Continuous Utility Water (52) 51,0 (66) 67,3 (86) 83,5 (30) 62,5 (234) 66,7<br />
Sufficient Utility Water (54) 52,9 (65) 65,7 (89) 87,3 (31) 63,3 (239) 67,9<br />
Sewerage Water System (23) 22,5 (40) 40,0 (3) 3,0% (0) ,0 (66) 18,8<br />
Waste pollution<br />
(waste/rubbish, etc.)<br />
(85) 83,3 (69) 68,3 (3 0) 29,4 (29) 59,2 (231) 60,2<br />
Noise pollution (59) 57,8 (88) 88,0 (28) 27,2 (28) 57,1 (203) 57,3<br />
Dust (94) 92,2 (73) 73,0 (62) 60,2 (45) 91,8 (274) 77,4<br />
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