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 4

Relationship between fuel types, stoves, and home practices in ARI, Wolaita-Sodo, Ethiopia, February 2017 .

Characteristics of fuel and stove types	Case, (%)	Control, (%)	Total, (%)
Type of fuel mainly used for cooking
Biomass fuel	143 (50.5)	140 (49.5)	283 (24.73)
Charcoal	122 (17)	596 (83)	718 (62.76)
Electricity	21 (14.7)	122 (85.3)	143 (12.5)
Type of fuel mainly used for cooking
Clean fuel	21 (14.7)	122 (85.3)	143 (12.5)
Nonclean fuel	265 (26.5)	736 (73.5)	1001 (87.5)
Type of cooking stove usually used
Open stove	258 (27.2)	692 (72.8)	950 (83.04)
Improved stove	11 (10.9)	90 (89.1)	101 (8.82)
Electric stove	17 (18.3)	76 (81.7)	93 (8.12)
Time spent in cooking
1 hour	66 (24.4)	205 (75.6)	271 (23.7)
2 hours	120 (23.4)	392 (76.6)	512 (44.8)
3+ hours	100 (27.7)	261 (72.3)	361 (31.6)
Child usually present during cooking
Yes	123 (32.1)	260 (67.9)	383 (33.47)
No	163 (21.4)	598 (78.6)	761 (66.52)
Habit of carrying a child while cooking
Yes	106 (34.4)	202 (65.6)	308 (26.9)
No	180 (21.5)	656 (78.5)	836 (73.07)
Family member smokes cigarette
Yes	11 (50)	11 (50)	22 (1.92)
No	275 (24.5)	847 (75.5)	1122 (98.0)