Improving Basic Sanitation Focus on House Conditions, Clean Water, and Toilets in Dom Aleixo Post Administrative, Dili City, Timor-Leste, 2024

As a developing nation, Timor-Leste needs to enhance the quality of its water and sanitation.  87.80% of people had access to water sources, and 38% of people had better sanitary facilities.  This goal is to examine basic sanitation with an emphasis on toilets, clean water, and home conditions.   Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative research strategy was used for the study.  Data was gathered from 95 homes in seven sub-villages.  Random sampling was used to choose the sample.  Descriptive statistics made up the analytical data.   According to this survey, Dom Aleixo Post Administrative, Dili Municipality, saw an average improvement in home conditions of more than 65%. Improved clean water access, namely the type of clean water pipe used, is 68.4%, and water availability is always good in both the rainy and dry seasons, 63.2%. The toilets used are adequate by 84.2%, the type of toilet used is water by 90.5%, the condition of the toilet is clean by 47.4%, and the water in the bathroom is sufficient by 76.8%. Improved housing conditions, drinking water sources, and toilets are important for all people. Therefore, policymakers must strengthen capacities and systems to enable all stakeholders to contribute effectively to increasing access to improved water and sanitation in communities.