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Table 5 Accessibility and quality of water for informal settlement residents: price, source, and quality of water
| Korogocho | Mukuru | Viwandani | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay for water (%) | 89 | 99 | 96 |
| Average time to walk to water source (min) | 2.6 (2.11) | 2.43 (2.04) | 2.4 (2.10) |
| Liters of water/person/day | 17.6 (8.46) | 21.6 (17.5) | 20.3 (19.5) |
| Meeting 15 L/day threshold (%) | 58.86 | 67.92 | 55.09 |
| Main water source (%) | |||
| Piped or tap water | 95 | 95 | 81 |
| Water tanks | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Water vendors | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake, river, or well | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality of water (%) | |||
| Clean water | 86 | 69 | 74 |
| Very clean water | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Dirty water | 4 | 29 | 11 |
| Very dirty water | 0 | 1 | 1 |
