Questionnaire about water and sanitation Respondents: Parents of Rusisiro primary school, Musha, Rwamagana, Rwanda Prepared by :Norihiro Takeda (JICA volunteer) Date: 29/04/2016

1. [Respondents]
Parents of Rusisiro Primary School
29/04/2016
Norihiro Takeda
Community development officer, Musha sector,
JICA volunteer

2. Half of them use rain water
51%
30%
9%
6%
2% 2%
How do you get drinking water? (n=47)
rain water
water source outside
(not water tap)
water tap in the house
water tap outside the
house
buy at shops
others

3. 15%
17%
24%
44%
How often do you boil water before
drinking? (n=41)
Every time
Often
rare
never
Almost 70% usually don’t boil water
(“rare”&”never”).

4. 53%
21%
16%
5%
5%
Why don’t you boil water? (n=43)
save cooking
firewood /
charcoal
save time
water is clean
enough to drink
water becomes bad
smell
More than 50% want to save firewood/charcoal.
Almost 40% don’t do it, even they can (save time,
water is clean enough).

5. 61%
3%
34%
2%
How often do you wash your hand before
eating? (n=41)
Every time
Often
rare
never
More than 60% always wash their hands.

6. 70%
30%
Have any of your family member got
water-related diseases in these three
months?(n=40)
1. Yes
2. No
70% have got water related diseases in these 3
months.

7. Diarrhea and intestinal worms are their main
diseases.
30%
26%
19%
13%
6%
6%
What were the diseases? (n=47)
diarrhea
intestinal worms
respiratory
infection
skin infection
urinary trac
infection

8. 
Summary 1
 Half of them use rain water
 Infrastructure is extremely poor
 Almost 70% usually don’t boil water
 It rises possibility of getting water related diseases
 More than 50% want to save firewood/charcoal
 They need to improve their income
 Alternative methods to disinfect water are required
 Almost 40% don’t boil water, even they can do it
 Their action can be changed by sanitary enlightenment

9. 
 More than 60% always wash their hands
 Consciousness for washing hands is relatively high
 70% have got water related diseases in these 3 months
 Water related diseases should be reduced
 cf) Close to 50% of all people in developing countries suffer
at any given time from a health problem caused by water
and sanitation deficits. (UNDP 2006, p.15)
 Diarrhea and intestinal worms are their main diseases
Summary 2