Table 3.
Respiratory outcomes among children based on household cooking fuel type
| Overall (n = 1690) | Biomass fuel households (n = 865) | No biomass fuel households (n = 825) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory outcomes, n (%) | ||||
| Diagnosed asthma | ||||
| Yes | 37 (2.2) | 20 (2.3) | 17 (2.1) | 0.724 |
| No | 1653 (97.8) | 845 (97.7) | 808 (97.9) | |
| Possible asthma | ||||
| Yes | 413 (24.4) | 234 (27.7) | 179 (22.2) | 0.009 |
| Noa | 1240 (73.4) | 611 (72.3) | 629 (76.8) | |
| Current wheeze | ||||
| Yes | 156 (9.2) | 82 (9.5) | 74 (9.0) | 0.676 |
| No | 1514 (89.6) | 771 (89.1) | 743 (90.1) | |
| Missing | 20 (1.2) | 12 (1.4) | 8 (0.9) | |
aChildren with reports of no physician-diagnosed asthma and ascertained to have no possible asthma