Research Article

Association of Acute Respiratory Infections with Indoor Air Pollution from Biomass Fuel Exposure among Under-Five Children in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Test of association of explanatory variables with outcome variable among under-five children in Jimma town, Ethiopia, May, 2020.

No.Explanatory variablesPearson’s chi-square (x2)Significance

1Family size50.23.000
2Level of education9.79.044
3Type of stove25.415.000
4Habit of carrying baby on back while cooking12.418.000
5House flooring materials17.316.000
6Separate kitchen42.168.001
7Smoker among family54.368.000
8Frequency of smoking51.935.000