Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population
| Â | Total N=592 | Reference | Exposure categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | LPG use*N=161 | Charcoal use only*N=282 | Charcoal use and LPGuse*N=104 | Garbage burning only N=160 | LPG use and garbage burning N=30 | Charcoal use and garbage burning N=90 |
Age Group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 20 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
20-29 | 50.0 | 46.0 | 53.5 | 48.1 | 47.5 | 40.0 | 47.8 |
30-39 | 42.3 | 50.9 | 37.6 | 42.3 | 46.2 | 56.7 | 45.6 |
> 39 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
Social Class | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low | 58.8 | 43.5 | 66.0 | 63.5 | 56.2 | 43.3 | 57.8 |
Middle | 36.1 | 46.6 | 31.6 | 33.7 | 39.4 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
High | 5.1 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 2.2 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 77.2 | 90.1 | 74.1 | 72.1 | 76.9 | 90.0 | 77.8 |
Unmarried | 22.8 | 10.0 | 25.9 | 27.9 | 23.1 | 10.0 | 22.2 |
Educational Level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary | 15.2 | 8.7 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 |
Junior High | 45.1 | 39.8 | 51.4 | 37.5 | 45.6 | 36.7 | 51.1 |
Senior High | 25.3 | 34.8 | 16.0 | 36.5 | 28.1 | 40.0 | 23.3 |
Tertiary | 7.1 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 5.6 |
None | 7.3 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Trader/Street vendor | 43.6 | 33.5 | 50.7 | 41.3 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 51.1 |
Fish monger/Caterer | 5.9 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
Hairdresser/Seamstress | 29.7 | 29.8 | 27.0 | 33.7 | 31.9 | 36.7 | 30.0 |
Office worker | 5.9 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 3.3 |
Housewife/Unemployed | 9.8 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 0 | 10.0 |
Other | 5.1 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Gravidity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primigravida | 39.2 | 41.0 | 36.9 | 36.5 | 33.1 | 23.3 | 36.7 |
Multigravida | 60.8 | 59.0 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 66.9 | 76.7 | 63.3 |