Table 2.
behavioral and clinical characteristics of the study participants in Abeshge district, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 734)
| Characteristics | Totals |
|---|---|
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoker | 648 (88.3%) |
| Former smoker | 20 (2.7%) |
| Current smoker | 66 (9%) |
| aYears smoked | 10.3 (9.28) |
| aCigars smoked per day | 6.37 (4.21) |
| Biomass fuel exposure | |
| No | 133 (18%) |
| Yes | 602 (82%) |
| aYears exposed | 15.18 (8.60) |
| aHours exposed per day | 1.92 (0.98) |
| bFuels used | |
| Dried Wood | 663 (90.3%) |
| Charcol | 367 (50%) |
| Animal dung | 94 (12.8%) |
| Electricity | 169 (23%) |
| Kerosene gas | 16 (2.2%) |
| Cooking area | |
| Same building | 145 (19.8%) |
| Separate building | 589 (80.2%) |
| Kitchen ventilation status | |
| Ventilated | 513 (69.9%) |
| Not ventilated | 221 (30.1%) |
| b Respiratory symptoms | |
| Cough | 150 (20.4%) |
| Phlegm | 133 (18.1%) |
| Wheeze | 57 (7.8%) |
| Dyspnea | 118 (16.1%) |
| Chest pain | 132 (18.0%) |
| b Chronic diseases | |
| HIV/AIDS | 2 (0.3%) |
| Heart Failure | 8 (1.1%) |
| Asthma | 22 (3.0%) |
| Others | 24 (3.3%) |
| No illness | 710 (96.7%) |
| Experience of medical visit | |
| No visit at all | 72 (9.8%) |
| During symptoms | 644 (87.7%) |
| Regularly | 18 (2.5%) |
aData are presented as mean (SD), b: multiple responses are possible