The Availability of Improved Sanitation Facilities and Its Associated Factors in the 12 District of Kandahar City, Afghanistan.

Background: The majority of people practicing open defecation and utilizing unhealthy sanitation facilities are in the developing world. The utilization of unimproved sanitation facilities remains the primary risk factor for many diseases, including nutritional diseases, diarrheal diseases, typhoid, cholera, and dysentery, particularly among children.

Objectives: This study was carried out to assess the availability of improved sanitation facilities and factors associated with it in the 12 district of Kandahar city, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.