Table 1 Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of study population by community and primary cooking fuel.
All communities (n = 937) | Mbalmayo, Cameroon (n = 353) | Obuasi, Ghana (n = 256) | Eldoret, Kenya (n = 328) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary cooking fuel LPG Charcoal Wood | 442 (47%) 175 (19%) 320 (34%) | 157 (44%) 0 196 (56%) | 128 (50%) 109 (43%) 19 (7%) | 157 (48%) 66 (20%) 105 (32%) |
Secondary cooking fuel* None (primary only) Charcoal LPG Other Wood | 81 (9%) 256 (27%) 242 (26%) 24 (3%) 206 (22%) | 0 14 (4%) 111 (31%) 0 137 (39%) | 81 (32%) 102 (40%) 51 (20%) 0 20 (8%) | 0 140 (43%) 80 (24%) 24 (7%) 49 (15%) |
Cooking location In main house: no separate room In main house: separate room On veranda or covered porch Outside of main house: in separate room Outside of main house: open air | 113 (12%) 292 (31%) 201 (21%) 228 (24%) 99 (11%) | 46 (13%) 92 (26%) 36 (10%) 110 (31%) 66 (19%) | 10 (4%) 43 (17%) 165 (64%) 9 (4%) 29 (11%) | 57 (17%) 157 (48%) 0 109 (33%) 4 (1%) |
Education No education Primary Secondary University | 40 (4%) 249 (27%) 490 (52%) 158 (17%) | 5 (1%) 94 (27%) 218 (62%) 36 (10%) | 24 (9%) 54 (21%) 169 (66%) 9 (4%) | 11 (3%) 101 (31%) 103 (31%) 113 (35%) |
Household size 1–4 5–7 ≥ 8 | 424 (45%) 367 (39%) 146 (16%) | 102 (29%) 155 (44%) 96 (27%) | 143 (56%) 94 (37%) 19 (7%) | 179 (55%) 118 (36%) 31 (9%) |
Number of rooms 1–2 3–4 ≥ 5 | 460 (49%) 371 (40%) 106 (11%) | 105 (30%) 198 (56%) 50 (14%) | 210 (82%) 36 (14%) 10 (4%) | 145 (44%) 137 (42%) 46 (14%) |
Financial security Definitely not enough Not quite enough Enough to buy everything needed | 259 (28%) 463 (49%) 215 (23%) | 149 (42%) 169 (48%) 35 (10%) | 55 (21%) 96 (38%) 105 (41%) | 55 (17%) 198 (60%) 75 (23%) |
Own or rent Own Rent | 422 (45%) 515 (55%) | 146 (41%) 207 (59%) | 82 (32%) 174 (68%) | 194 (59%) 134 (41%) |
Access to electricity Yes No | 662 (71%) 275 (29%) | 199 (56%) 154 (44%) | 240 (94%) 16 (6%) | 223 (68%) 105 (32%) |
