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. 2018 Oct 1;15(4):729–743. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1367-9

Table 6.

Independent Associations Between Household and Individual Characteristics with ‘Any’ and ‘Exclusive’ LPG Use in Peri-Urban Communities*.

Characteristic ‘Any’ use of LPG (n = 1043) ‘Exclusive’ use of LPG (n = 127)
OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Head of household
 Age
  18–35 years 1.0 1.0
  36–45 years 0.66 0.41, 1.04 0.075 0.28 0.17, 0.46 < 0.0005
  46 + years 0.31 0.20, 0.48 < 0.0005 0.11 0.06, 0.21 < 0.0005
 Education
  None/primary 1.0 1.0
  Secondary 1.82 1.26, 2.65 0.002 2.42 1.40, 4.19 0.002
  University 3.39 1.59, 7.21 0.002 3.20 1.17, 5.91 < 0.0005
 Marital status
  Single/divorce xxx 1.0
  Married/partner xxx 0.45 0.30, 0.68 < 0.0005
Household composition
 People per room (crowding)
  0–1.5 1.0 1.0
  1.6–2.0 1.12 0.68, 1.84 0.656 0.45 0.28, 0.74 0.001
  2.1–9.0 0.78 0.51, 1.20 0.260 0.22 0.13, 0.37 < 0.0005
 Water source
  No piped water 1.0 xxx
  Piped water 1.90 1.26, 2.85 0.002 xxx
 Sanitation
  No flush WC 1.0 xxx
  Flush WC 2.22 1.45, 3.40 < 0.0005 xxx
Income and asset ownership
 Household income method
  Not all cash income 1.0 1.0
  Cash income only 1.54 1.04, 2.29 0.033 1.83 1.05, 3.20 0.034
 Household income (CFA)
  ≤  50 k per month1 1.0 xxx
  51–100 k per month 1.53 1.04, 2.25 0.031 xxx
  101 + k per month 2.73 1.51, 4.93 0.001 xxx
 Assets owned
  Mobile phone 1.47 0.19, 11.13 0.711 xxx
  Television 6.97 3.52, 13.77 < 0.0005
  Car 1.50 0.89, 2.53 0.130

*Adjustment for all factors univariately associated with ‘any’ and ‘exclusive’ use of LPG.