Table 1 Summary statistics of study households by community.
Characteristic (N (%)) | All | Eldoret, Kenya | Mbalmayo, Cameroon | Obuasi, Ghana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Households monitored (N) | 186 | 42 | 80 | 64 |
Fuel type | ||||
Exclusive LPG use | 55 (30%) | 16 (38%) | 18 (22%) | 21 (33%) |
LPG and polluting fuels | 40 (22%) | 11 (26%) | 24 (30%) | 5 (8%) |
Exclusive polluting fuel use | 91 (49%) | 15 (36%) | 38 (48%) | 38 (59%) |
Stoves monitored (N) | 342 | 67 | 145 | 130 |
Stove types monitored | ||||
LPG burners | 192 (56%) | 43 (64%) | 80 (55%) | 69 (53%) |
Three stone fire | 69 (20%) | 2 (3%) | 54 (37%) | 13 (10%) |
Traditional non manufactured | 45 (13%) | 8 (12%) | 2 (1%) | 35 (27%) |
Traditional manufactured | 36 (11%) | 14 (21%) | 9 (6%) | 13 (10%) |
Days of monitoring [mean (SD)] | 82 (41) | 83 (63) | 75 (23) | 91 (39) |
Age of main cook [mean (SD)] | 34.6 (11.1) | 31.33 (9.48) | 37.54 (12.82) | 33.05 (8.7) |
Female main cook | 176 (94.62%) | 39 (92.86%) | 75 (93.75%) | 62 (96.88%) |
# of household members [mean (SD)] | 5.82 (2.94) | 5.38(2.75) | 7.1(3.02) | 4.5(2.24) |
# of rooms [mean (SD)] | 2.94 (1.7) | 3.24(1.85) | 3.49(1.47) | 2.05(1.53) |
Education of household head | ||||
No education | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) |
Primary | 12 (6%) | 2 (5%) | 8 (10%) | 2 (3%) |
Secondary | 88 (47%) | 5 (12%) | 59 (74%) | 24 (38%) |
University | 26 (14%) | 11 (26%) | 12 (15%) | 3 (5%) |
Other/not specified | 57 (31%) | 24 (57%) | 0 (0%) | 33 (52%) |
Occupation of household head | ||||
Business owner | 47(25%) | 10 (24%) | 17 (21%) | 20 (31%) |
Informal sector worker | 7 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (6%) |
Government/business employee | 58 (31%) | 21 (50%) | 31 (39%) | 6 (9%) |
Craftsperson | 15 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (6%) | 10 (16%) |
Farmer | 23 (12%) | 9 (21%) | 2 (2%) | 12 (19%) |
Unemployed/retired/family care | 25 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (24%) | 6 (9%) |
Other/not specified | 11 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (6%) | 6 (9%) |
Cooking location | ||||
Indoors -no separate room | 10 (5%) | 4 (10%) | 6 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
Indoors -separate room | 50 (27%) | 25 (60%) | 14 (18%) | 11 (17%) |
Outside -separate room | 41 (22%) | 10 (24%) | 28 (35%) | 3 (5%) |
Outside -on porch/open air | 69 (37%) | 3 (7%) | 17 (21%) | 49 (77%) |
Other/not specified | 16 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (19%) | 1 (2%) |
Financial security (sufficient income to meet weekly expenses) | ||||
Enough | 44 (24%) | 16 (38%) | 9 (11%) | 19 (30%) |
Not quite enough | 87 (47%) | 21 (50%) | 40 (50%) | 26 (41%) |
Definitely not enough | 54 (29%) | 5 (12%) | 31 (39%) | 18 (28%) |
