Table 1 House and kitchen characteristics
From: Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in rural villages, Western Kenya
Interest | Observation | N | Percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
House type and kitchen condition | |||
 Main house type | Temporary | 57 | 22.7 (18.2–24.7) |
Semi-permanent | 162 | 64.5 (56.3–69.5) | |
Permanent | 32 | 12.7 (9.3–14.1) | |
 General condition of house | Excellent | 4 | – |
Good | 125 | 49.8 (45.4–52.6) | |
Fair | 112 | 44.6 (38.2–49.1) | |
Poor | 10 | 4.0 (0.1–4.8) | |
Kitchen size, location and state | |||
 Kitchen size | Large | 22 | 8.8 (7.4–.9.3) |
Average | 147 | 58.6 (50.1–61.4) | |
Small | 82 | 32.7 (29.1–33.8) | |
 Location of kitchen | Separate building | 212 | 84.5 (77.6–.90.0) |
Separate room within main house | 34 | 13.5 (10.1–14.0) | |
Main living area in house | 5 | – | |
 State of the kitchen | Enclosed | 210 | 83.7 (78.2–88.8) |
Semi closed | 41 | 16.3 (16.8–17.0) | |
Ventilation type, presence and size of eaves and lighting of kitchen | |||
 Type of ventilation of cooking place | Cross ventilation | 110 | 43.8 (39.8–44.1) |
Through ventilation | 63 | 25.1 (24.5–26.3) | |
Through door only | 78 | 31.1 (28.2–33.3) | |
 Presence of eaves | Yes | 92 | 36.7 (33.7–38.4) |
No | 159 | 63.3 (59.6–64.2) | |
 Size of the eaves | None | 159 | 63.3 (58.4–67.7) |
6 inches | 73 | 29.1 (28.7–30.1) | |
6–9 inches | 15 | 6.0 (5.9–6.8) | |
9–12 inches | 1 | – | |
More than 12 inches | 3 | – | |
 Lighting of cooking place | Bright and airy | 31 | 12.4 (11.8–13.0) |
Average | 169 | 67.3 (61.5–71.2) | |
Dark and enclosed | 51 | 20.3 (19.1–21.4) | |