Description

HANDWASHHOW reports answers to the question, "How do members of your household wash their hands?" Response categories emphasize how water was accessed (e.g., "Use tap water" versus "Go to river").

The information in HANDWASHHOW is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

HANDWASHHOW has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

HANDWASHHOW is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS household questionnaire.

Universe