Table 1 Basic characteristics of women.
Women | Category | Distribution (%) | No admission for LRTIs | Admission for LRTIs | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
Age | 18–24 | 169 (17.2) | 99 | 58.6 | 70 | 41.4 | 0.717 |
25–39 | 742 (75.5) | 456 | 61.5 | 286 | 38.5 | ||
≧40 | 72 (7.3) | 42 | 58.3 | 30 | 41.7 | ||
Missing (%) | 36 (3.5) | ||||||
Educational level | No education | 13 (1.3) | 7 | 53.9 | 6 | 46.2 | 0.852 |
Primary | 78 (7.9) | 49 | 62.8 | 29 | 37.2 | ||
Secondary | 661 (66.8) | 407 | 61.6 | 254 | 38.4 | ||
Tertiary | 238 (24.0) | 141 | 59.2 | 97 | 40.8 | ||
Missing (%) | 29 (2.8) | ||||||
Wealth index | Poorest | 199 (20.4) | 127 | 63.8 | 72 | 36.2 | 0.644 |
Poor | 194 (19.7) | 120 | 61.9 | 74 | 38.1 | ||
Middle | 196 (19.9) | 123 | 62.8 | 73 | 37.2 | ||
Wealthy | 197 (20.0) | 112 | 56.9 | 85 | 43.2 | ||
Wealthiest | 197 (20.0) | 118 | 59.9 | 79 | 40.1 | ||
Missing (%) | 36 (3.5) | ||||||
Family crowding | ≦4 | 597 (60.2) | 359 | 60.1 | 238 | 39.9 | 0.498 |
≧5 | 395 (39.8) | 246 | 62.3 | 149 | 37.7 | ||
Missing (%) | 27 (2.6) | ||||||
Nomadic status | Nomadic | 448 (45.2) | 286 | 63.8 | 162 | 36.2 | 0.247 |
Sedentary | 487 (49.2) | 285 | 58.5 | 202 | 41.5 | ||
Seasonal | 55 (5.6) | 33 | 60.0 | 22 | 40 | ||
Missing (%) | 29 (2.8) | ||||||
Use of stove | Yes | 947 (95.4) | 585 | 61.8 | 362 | 38.2 | 0.029 |
No | 46 (4.6) | 21 | 45.7 | 25 | 54.4 | ||
Missing (%) | 26 (2.5) | ||||||
Smoking place | No smoking | 501(50.8) | 324 | 64.7 | 177 | 35.3 | 0.051 |
Inside the home | 330 (33.4) | 186 | 56.4 | 144 | 43.6 | ||
Outside | 156 (15.8) | 93 | 59.6 | 63 | 40.4 | ||
Missing (%) | 26 (2.5) | ||||||
Number of cigarettes smoked per day | 0 | 506 (50.9) | 327 | 64.6 | 179 | 35.4 | 0.055 |
1~10 | 340 (34.2) | 197 | 57.9 | 143 | 42.1 | ||
≧11 | 147 (14.9) | 82 | 55.8 | 65 | 44.2 | ||
Missing (%) | 26 (2.5) | ||||||
Healthcare-seeking behaviour | Formal | 742 (79.4) | 432 | 58.2 | 310 | 41.8 | 0.002 |
Informal | 122 (13.1) | 76 | 62.3 | 46 | 37.7 | ||
None | 70 (7.5) | 56 | 80.0 | 14 | 20.0 | ||
Missing (%) | 85 (8.3) | ||||||
