Table 4.
The relationship between reported health symptoms and fuel types
| Respiratory symptoms | Number of respondents with symptoms (%) | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | Fuelwood | Sawdust | Electricity | LPG | ||
| Cough | 89 (40.8%) | 51 (73.9%) | 8 (61.5%) | 4 (7.7%) | 3 (16.7%) | 155 (42.0%) |
| Phlegm | 31 (14.2%) | 16 (23.2%) | 3 (23.1%) | 3 (5.8%) | 1 (5.6%) | 54 (14.5%) |
| Breathlessness | 43 (19.7%) | 16 (23.2%) | 3 (23.1%) | 4 (7.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | 67 (18.0%) |
| Wheezing | 40 (18.3%) | 13 (18.8%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 | 56 (15.0%) |
| All symptoms | 9 (4.1%) | 5 (7.2%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 | 15 (4.0%) |