Table 3 Housing and kitchen characteristics related to IAP in peri-urban areas of Dessie city, Northeastern ethiopia, 2024.
Variables | Responses | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Presence of windows in the house | Yes | 353 | 88 |
No | 48 | 12 | |
Number of windows able to open | No window able to open | 76 | 19 |
Only one window | 95 | 23.7 | |
Two windows | 135 | 33.6 | |
Three and above windows | 95 | 23.7 | |
Number of rooms in the living house | One room | 82 | 20.4 |
Two rooms | 128 | 32 | |
Three or more rooms | 191 | 47.6 | |
Presence of separate kitchen | Yes | 153 | 38.2 |
No | 248 | 61.8 | |
Kitchen structure | Four-walled kitchen structure | 153 | 38.2 |
Three-walled kitchen structure | 157 | 39.1 | |
No walls, but a covered roof | 91 | 22.7 | |
Presence of window in the kitchen | Yes | 139 | 34.7 |
No | 262 | 65.3 | |
Kitchen has a chimney | Yes | 100 | 25 |
No | 301 | 75 | |
Type of cooking stove usually used | Open stove | 250 | 62.3 |
Improved stove | 81 | 20.2 | |
Electric stove | 70 | 17.5 |
