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Economic Assessment of Sanitation Interventions in Vietnam - WSP

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<strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanitation</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Vietnam</strong> | Local Benefits <strong>of</strong> Improved <strong>Sanitation</strong> and Hygieneence between rural and urban values where people considerwater quality as the most important reason for select<strong>in</strong>g apiped-water source (92% versus 95%). Hav<strong>in</strong>g sufficientquantity was the reason 42% <strong>of</strong> urban population chose apiped water source, while <strong>in</strong> rural sites it was 17%. Thesef<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs mean that water access cost was not a ma<strong>in</strong> reasonfor select<strong>in</strong>g the ma<strong>in</strong> household source, s<strong>in</strong>ce piped waterusually requires higher household expenditure. In areaswhere piped water is not available, water quality was thema<strong>in</strong> reason for select<strong>in</strong>g a particular water source (85%versus 86% among non-piped protected sources, and 69%versus 76% among unprotected sources). Households us<strong>in</strong>gunprotected water sources were more likely to cite cost as afactor <strong>in</strong> their choice <strong>of</strong> water source.FIGURE 19: REASONS CITED FOR USING WATER SOURCES – RURAL VERSUS URBAN (%)QualityPipedwaterQuantityCostCitedreasonforus<strong>in</strong>gwatersourcesNon-pipedprotectedQualityQuantityCostQualityNon-pipedunprotectedQuantityCostUrbanRural0 20 40 60 80 100PercentageFIGURE 20: HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT PRACTICES (%)Boil<strong>in</strong>gChemicals (Alum)TreatmentmethodsSand, charcoal filterChlor<strong>in</strong>eIn-house filterUrbanRural0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Percentagewww.wsp.org49

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