Situation of enviromental sanitation in ThuaThien-Hue province

Cross-sectional surveys were carried out in ThuaThien-Hue province successively in 1993, 1997 and 2000. Percentage of households using tap water in Hue city: 1993: 71.6%; 1998: 76.9%; 2000: 87.5%. However the percentage of households having clean latrines was still low: 1993: 49.3%; 1998: 63.3%; 2000: 52.9%. This was due to the damages caused by the severe flood, which occurred in November - December 1999.