Global Handwashing Day Quiz

1.	Which MDG covers water and sanitation?
A:	MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability - Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation 

2. 	How many people in the world do not use improved sanitation (such as a toilet or a covered pit latrine)? 
	(a) 1.2 billion		(b) 1.8 billion 		(c) 2.6 billion
A:	(c) 2.6 billion.  Of these, around 1 billion people go to the toilet in places like fields and rivers.

3.	What proportion of these people live in Asia? 
A:	72%

4.	How many people use unimproved sources for drinking-water? 
	(a) 550 million		(b) 880 million		(c) 990 million
A:	(b) 880 million

5.	What percentage of people in Uganda have soap in the house?
A:	95% - The problem is that soap is rarely used for handwashing. Laundry, bathing and washing dishes are seen as the priorities for soap use.

6.	Diarrhoeal diseases are estimated to cause around 1.6 million deaths per year - one of the largest killers of children under 5.  What proportion of this is caused by drinking unsafe water and inadequate sanitation and hygiene?
	(a) 33 per cent		(b) 55 per cent 	(c) 88 per cent
A:	(c) 88 per cent

7.	How many school days are lost per year from water related diseases?
	(a) 225 million		(b) 350 million		(c) 443 million
A:	(c) 443 million

8. 	What proportion of intestinal worms can be prevented by handwashing with soap?
A:	100%

9.	How many more girls are likely to attend school if adequate sanitation facilities are available?
	(a) 5%			(b) 11%		(c) 20%
A:	(b) 11% - this is particularly important once they have reached puberty

10	There are 545 million connected mobile phones India. How many people have access to safe and hygienic sanitation?
	(a) 366 million		(b) 466 million		(c) 566 million
A:	(a) 366 million