Table 4 Mean daily stove use time by socioeconomic characteristics and community among households exclusively using LPG.

From: Socioeconomic status and partaking in air pollution monitoring are associated with cookstove usage across three peri-urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa

Characteristic

All

p-valuea

Eldoret, Kenya

p-valuea

Obuasi, Ghana

p-valuea

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

 p-valuea

Household size

 

1–2

01:27 (00:48)

0.471

01:34 (00:32)

0.839

01:24 (00:56)

0.993

- (-)

0.2487

3–4

01:19 (00:49)

01:07 (00:42)

01:20 (00:50)

01:42 (01:00)

5–8

01:20 (01:01)

01:10 (01:36)

01:23 (01:12)

01:21 (00:39)

> 8

02:22 (01:09)

- (-)

- (-)

02:22 (01:09)

Household ownership

Own

01:28 (00:58)

0.576

01:32 (01:33)

0.395

01:22 (00:53)

0.970

01:31 (00:51)

0.796

Rent

01:20 (00:53)

01:04 (00:40)

01:23 (01:03)

01:37 (00:51)

Enough money

 

Enough

01:23 (00:58)

0.156

01:32 (01:16)

0.519

01:13 (00:48)

0.073

01:34 (01:07)

0.653

Not quite enough

01:35 (00:55)

01:07 (00:45)

02:06 (01:11)

01:42 (00:44)

Definitely not enough

00:56 (00:39)

00:39 (00:45)

00:50 (00:37)

01:13 (00:44)

Cooking location

Indoor

01:22 (00:56)

0.811

01:16 (00:56)

0.506

01:05 (00:57)

0.318

01:47 (00:54)

0.352

Outdoor

01:25 (00:55)

00:51 (00:59)

01:34 (00:59)

01:23 (00:49)

Education

University

01:12 (00:39)

0.736

01:02 (00:38)

0.429

01:35 (00:12)

0.845

- (-)

0.947

Secondary

01:26 (01:03)

01:26 (01:18)

01:23 (01:03)

01:31 (00:60)

Primary/No Education

01:24 (00:32)

- (-)

01:01 (01:03)

01:33 (00:13)

  1. a. P-value calculated from t-test if variable had two categories and analysis of variance (ANOVA) if more than two categories* Significant at the 95% confidence level.