SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. - The 40.8% of Dominican households use latrines or have no type of health services, reveals a study sponsored by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
The research was conducted from September 2012 to March 2013, based on quality of life index.
The 62% of households in the country share 38% latrines and toilets connected to septic tank or sewage system.
El?as Pi?a, with 75%, is the province with the highest percentage of households without sanitation, followed by Monte Plata with 69%, Monte Cristi Baoruco 67% and 66%.
The System of Beneficiaries, commissioned the survey and report, warns that not having a basic health service is equivalent to a source of infection and disease for the population, especially children.
The 8.3% of metropolitan area residents do not have health services and in urban areas rose to 31.7% in rural areas is 59.9%.
The 10.4% of households in metropolitan areas used latrine. Also 38.6% of urban and 51% of families in rural areas. Of the households using toilets, 41.2% are in metropolitan areas, 42.7% and 16% in urban and rural areas, respectively.
that's almost as many latrines as upscale malls, fer chrissake!!
The research was conducted from September 2012 to March 2013, based on quality of life index.
The 62% of households in the country share 38% latrines and toilets connected to septic tank or sewage system.
El?as Pi?a, with 75%, is the province with the highest percentage of households without sanitation, followed by Monte Plata with 69%, Monte Cristi Baoruco 67% and 66%.
The System of Beneficiaries, commissioned the survey and report, warns that not having a basic health service is equivalent to a source of infection and disease for the population, especially children.
The 8.3% of metropolitan area residents do not have health services and in urban areas rose to 31.7% in rural areas is 59.9%.
The 10.4% of households in metropolitan areas used latrine. Also 38.6% of urban and 51% of families in rural areas. Of the households using toilets, 41.2% are in metropolitan areas, 42.7% and 16% in urban and rural areas, respectively.
that's almost as many latrines as upscale malls, fer chrissake!!