Children under Five from Houses of Unclean Fuel Sources and Poorly Ventilated Houses Have Higher Odds of Suffering from Acute Respiratory Infection in Wolaita-Sodo, Southern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Relationship between kitchen and house characteristics in ARI, Wolaita-Sodo, Ethiopia, February 2017 .

Kitchen and house characteristics	Case, (%)	Control, (%)	Total, (%)
Kitchen arrangement
Inside the house	125 (35.6)	226 (64.4)	351 (30.68)
Separate building	136 (19.1)	576 (80.9)	712 (62.23)
Outdoor/open	25 (30.9)	56 (69.1)	81 (7.08)
Separate kitchen
Yes	136 (19.1)	576 (80.9)	712 (62.2)
No	150 (34.7)	282 (65.3)	432 (37.8)
Kitchen has a chimney
Yes	48 (16.3)	247 (83.7)	295 (41.43)
No	88 (22.1)	329 (78.9)	417 (58.56)
Floor material of kitchen
Soil/mud	127 (19.2)	533 (80.8)	660 (92.7)
Cement	9 (17.3)	43 (82.7)	52 (7.3)
Windows open during cooking?
Yes	12 (26.1)	34 (73.9)	46 (6.46)
No	124 (18.4)	542 (81.4)	666 (93.54)
# of rooms
1 room	118 (34)	229 (66)	347 (30.33)
2 rooms	106 (34)	366 (77.5)	472 (41.25)
3+ rooms	62 (19.1)	263 (80.9)	325 (28.4)
# of windows
No window	22 (34.4)	42 (65.6)	64 (5.59)
1 window	159 (31.3)	349 (68.7)	508 (44.4)
2 windows	67 (17.1)	325 (82.9)	392 (34.26)
3+ windows	38 (21.1)	142 (78.9)	180 (15.73)