Table 3 Awareness of mobilisation activities among members of village water and sanitation committee of intervention villages (n = 170)

Respondent is female

91

53

Mean age of respondent (SD)

44 (12)

Invited to participate in training

97

57

Attended the training

67

69

Topics remember being discussed at training

Benefits of having a latrine

44

66

How to motivate people to build a latrine

30

47

Latrine cost and contribution amounts

21

31

How to motivate people to use latrine

18

27

Instructions on how to construct latrine

11

16

Perceived role as VWSC member

Encourage households to construct latrines

90

54

Oversee latrine construction work

36

21

Encourage households to use latrines

14

8

Conduct meetings

11

7

Don't know

50

30

Who organises VWSC meetings

VM

141

89

Other VWSC members

17

9

Number of VWSC meetings remembered being held

0-4

79

46

5-9

56

33

10+

29

17

Attended the last VWSC meeting

94

55

How often is the village motivator present at those meetings

Always

150

93

Sometimes

5

3

Rarely

1

1

Never

5

3

Ever conducted household visits

102

60

Frequency of visits

1-4

39

38

5-9

18

17

10+

41

40

Remember discussing during those visits

Instruction on how to construct latrine

86

51

Latrine cost breakdown and contribution amounts

76

45

Benefits of having a latrine

65

39

How to use and maintain a latrine

30

17