Table 5.
Volume of fuel consumed by household and presence of acute respiratory infection (self or mother reported cough and trouble breathing) during two weeks prior to interviewa,b
| All | Children under 5 | Adult Cooks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | No ARI | ARI | No ARI | ARI | No ARI | ARI |
| Total fuel, kgs | 508.1 (247.8) | 524.7 (368.6) | 506.2 (352.6) | 553.9 (355.8) | 508.7 (346.2) | 457.8 (390.3 |
| Fuelwood from forest, kgs | 273.4 (322.1) | 270.3 (317.3) | 280.7 (318.4) | 285.9 (317.5) | 270.8 (232.5) | 234.8 (317.6) |
| Charcoal from forest, kgs | 8.4 (64.0) | 8.4 (64.0) | 11.2 (73.7) | 7.2 (59.3) | 7.4 (60.2) | 11.1 (74.1) |
| Fuelwood from non-forest, kgs | 189.1** (238.8) | 223.8 (253.4) | 182.5*** (224.7) | 238.4 (258.7) | 191.4 (243.7) | 190.4 (238.8) |
| Crop residues, kgs | 37.3** (97.6) | 22.1 (66.1) | 31.8 (92.4) | 22.4 (65.2) | 39.1* (99.4) | 21.5 (687.5) |
| N | 1527 | 296 | 399 | 206 | 1128 | 90 |
| Shares | ||||||
| Fuelwood from forest,% | 53.0 (41.3) | 51.7 (39.3) | 54.5 (40.5) | 52.0 (38.7) | 52.0 (41.6) | 51.0 (40.7) |
| Charcoal,% | 1.1 (8.2) | 0.9 (6.7) | 1.2 (7.9) | 0.8 (6.8) | 1.0 (8.4) | 1.0 (6.6) |
| Fuelwood from non-forest,% | 37.6** (38.6) | 43.1 (38.5) | 37.6 (38.0) | 42.6 (38.0) | 37.6 (38.8) | 44.3 (39.7) |
| Crop residues,% | 8.4*** (20.0) | 4.3 (12.6) | 6.7 (18.1) | 4.5 (13.4) | 8.9** (20.6) | 3.4 (10.5) |
| N | 1438 | 274 | 378 | 194 | 1060 | 80 |
a
Standard deviation in parentheses.
b
ARI assumed based upon self-reported presence of cough and trouble breathing.