Table 1.
Participant characteristics and symptoms, total and by stove type, rural Honduras
| All households n=150 |
Traditional stove owners n=76 |
Justa stove owners n=74 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD; min; median; max) or n (%) | Mean (SD; min; median; max) or n (%) | Mean (SD; min; median; max) or n (%) | |
| Age (years) | 37.3 (9.0; 25.0; 35.0; 56.0) | 38.5 (9.9; 25.0; 37.5; 56.0) | 36.1 (7.9; 25.0; 34.0; 56.0) |
| Years of cooking with biomass cookstoves | 25.8 (9.9; 7.0; 23.5; 50.0) | 26.9 (10.8; 7.0; 25.0; 49.0) | 24.7 (8.7; 9.0; 23.0; 50.0) |
| Beds per person in the household | 0.52 (0.18; 0.23; 0.50; 1.00) | 0.51 (0.17; 0.23; 0.50; 1.00) | 0.54 (0.19; 0.25; 0.50; 1.00) |
| Education | |||
| Less than six years | 70 (47%) | 40 (53%) | 30 (41%) |
| Six or more years | 78 (53%) | 35 (47%) | 43 (59%) |
| Household assets1 (dichotomous) | |||
| Two or fewer household assets | 115 (77%) | 56 (74%) | 59 (80%) |
| More than two household assets | 35 (23%) | 20 (26%) | 15 (20%) |
| Dietary diversity score2 | 6.1 (1.7; 2.0; 6.0; 10.0) | 6.1 (1.7; 3.0; 6.0; 10.0) | 6.0 (1.6; 2.0; 6.0; 10.0) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.8 (4.2; 17.1; 25.2; 37.5) | 25.6 (4.6; 17.1; 25.0; 37.5) | 26.0 (3.8; 18.2; 25.5; 33.6) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.88 (0.06; 0.74; 0.87; 1.09) | 0.86 (0.06; 0.74; 0.87; 1.09) | 0.87 (0.05; 0.77; 0.87; 0.99) |
| Exposure to second hand smoke | 5 (3.3%) | 5 (6.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Self-reported symptoms experienced while cooking | |||
| Eye Irritation | 80 (53%) | 51 (67%) | 29 (39%) |
| Blurred Vision | 50 (33%) | 36 (47%) | 14 (19%) |
| Nose Irritation | 45 (30%) | 29 (38%) | 16 (22%) |
| Mucus or Phlegm | 23 (15%) | 15 (20%) | 8 (11%) |
| Difficulty Breathing | 26 (17%) | 16 (21%) | 10 (14%) |
| Headache | 82 (55%) | 48 (63%) | 34 (46%) |
| Chest Wheezing or Whistling | 28 (19%) | 19 (25%) | 9 (12%) |
| Throat Irritation | 40 (27%) | 27 (36%) | 13 (18%) |
| Cough | 43 (29%) | 30 (39%) | 13 (18%) |
SD, standard deviation
1
Sum of household assets: car, bike, motorcycle, television, radio, refrigerator, sewing machine, electricity.
2
Sum of items in normal diet: cereal, nuts, roots, vegetables, fruit, sweets, eggs, dairy, meat, non-water beverages.