Table 3.
Association of Household and Individual Characteristics with ‘Any’ LPG Use in Rural Communities.
| Characteristic | ‘Any’ use of LPG (n = 73; 30.0%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | OR | 95% CI | p value* | |
| Head of household | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 53 | 30.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Female | 20 | 28.2 | 0.88 | 0.48, 1.62 | 0.683 |
| Age | |||||
| 18–35 years | 17 | 36.2 | 1.0 | ||
| 36–45 years | 18 | 36.7 | 1.02 | 0.45, 2.35 | 0.954 |
| 46 + yrs | 38 | 25.9 | 0.62 | 0.31, 1.24 | 0.174 |
| Education | |||||
| None/primary | 29 | 19.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Secondary | 28 | 43.8 | 3.33 | 1.76, 6.30 | < 0.0005 |
| University | 16 | 61.5 | 6.84 | 2.82, 16.62 | < 0.0005 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single/widow(er)/divorce | 43 | 31.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Married/partnership | 30 | 30.0 | 0.84 | 0.48, 1.47 | 0.546 |
| Household composition | |||||
| People per room (crowding) | |||||
| 0–1.5 | 46 | 27.9 | 1.0 | ||
| 1.6–2.0 | 17 | 37.8 | 1.57 | 0.79, 3.14 | 0.201 |
| 2.1–9.0 | 10 | 30.3 | 1.12 | 0.50, 2.55 | 0.778 |
| Water source | |||||
| No piped water | 35 | 20.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Piped water | 38 | 51.4 | 4.04 | 2.24, 7.28 | < 0.0005 |
| Sanitation | |||||
| No flush WC | 42 | 20.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Flush WC | 31 | 79.5 | 14.95 | 6.40, 34.9 | < 0.0005 |
| Income and asset ownership | |||||
| Household ownership | |||||
| Doesn’t own house | 44 | 37.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Own house | 29 | 23.4 | 0.52 | 0.30, 0.91 | 0.022 |
| Household income method | |||||
| No paid exclusively in cash | 36 | 25.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Cash income only | 37 | 35.9 | 1.62 | 0.93, 2.82 | 0.087 |
| Household income (CFA) | |||||
| < 50 k per montha | 29 | 23.4 | 1.0 | ||
| 50–100 k per month | 21 | 43.8 | 2.55 | 1.26, 5.16 | 0.009 |
| 101 + k per month | 10 | 58.8 | 4.68 | 1.64, 13.39 | 0.004 |
| Assets owned | |||||
| Electricity | 71 | 32.0 | 4.47 | 1.01, 19.70 | 0.048 |
| Mobile phone | 72 | 34.6 | 18.0 | 2.41, 134.2 | 0.005 |
| Television | 68 | 38.9 | 8.01 | 3.07, 20.91 | < 0.0005 |
| Car | 19 | 76.0 | 9.80 | 3.72, 25.81 | < 0.0005 |
| Motorbike | 14 | 30.4 | 1.02 | 0.51, 2.06 | 0.943 |
*P values in bold/italics are statistically significant at p < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction has been applied.
aCut-off for < 50 k is used to represent below minimum monthly household income for Cameroon.