Research Article

Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Table 1

Characteristics of women exposed to indoor air pollution from burning firewood.

CharacteristicWomen with chronic bronchitis ( ) Women without chronic bronchitis ( )Analysis*

Age in years; mean (SD)42.9 (8.8)39.63 (8.9) , df = 340,
Exposure in hour-years; mean (SEM)210.2 (14.4)155.4 (6.3) , df = 340,
Education
 None, no. (%)8 (34.8)15 (65.2) , df = 2,
 Primary47 (18.1)212 (81.9)
 Secondary8 (13.3)52 (86.7)
Exposure in hour-years
34 (14.5)201 (85.5) , df = 1,
29 (27.1)78 (72.9)
Sleeping room#
 No43 (15.9)227 (84.1) , df = 1,
 Yes20 (28.2)51 (71.8)

Comparison of women with chronic bronchitis with women without chronic bronchitis; Likelihood ratio.
#Sleeping in the same room where the fish smoking was carried out.
SD: standard deviation.