Ownership of toilets among households in Nelvoy village (31.8%) was higher than the national average of 18.9%(International Institute for Population Sciences and ORC
Macro, 2000). However, many toilets hastily constructed by the government were non-functional and hence unusable.Studies have shown that the lack of sanitation in poor urban communities results from having to choose between badly
constructed, poorly maintained government toilets and well-maintained, but expensive pay-for-use toilets (Burra et al., 2003).