[Questions H01, H06, and H07 were asked of all people. The rest of the questions in section III were recorded only for respondent's whose indicated type of residence was occupied housing units in question I15]

What is the distance from this household to the nearest? [Questions H17-H19]

H17. Health facility

Section 3: Housing facilities

186. Columns H01 to H19 relate to specific questions concerning the household. They are questions that relate to the household as a whole and not to individual members.

H17 -- H19 Distance from home to the nearest facility
Ask for the distance from the household to the nearest health facility, Primary school and source of water. Record the appropriate response.

H17 -- health facility
205. Ask, 'what is the distance from your house to the nearest health facility?'
A health facility in this case is a 'Modern Facility' like a clinic, a health centre, a dispensary, a hospital, etc. and not an alpha-man, or herbalist, or spiritualist, or drug peddler, etc.

You may have to ask for the location of the facility in certain cases in order to visualize the distance and get as accurate an answer as possible.
Record the appropriate code provided in the column H17.