Table 2.
Environmental characteristics of asthmatic patients visiting general hospitals of central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019
| Variables | Cases, n (%) | control n (%) | Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Autumn | 27(28.1) | 62(32.1) | 89(30.8) |
| Winter | 10(10.4) | 28(14.5) | 38(13.1) | |
| Spring | 48(50) | 61(31.6) | 109(37.7) | |
| Summer | 11(11.5) | 42(21.8) | 53(18.3) | |
| window /door while cooking | yes | 76(79.2) | 163(84.5) | 230(79.5) |
| No | 20(20.8) | 30(15.5) | 59(20.5) | |
| Kitchen smoke | Yes | 65(67.7) | 154(79.8) | 219(75.8) |
| No | 31(32.3) | 39(20.2) | 70(24.2) | |
| Exposed to vapor | Yes | 6.3(6) | 11(5.7) | 17(5.9) |
| No | 93.7(90) | 182(94.3) | 272(94.1) | |
| Exposed to gas | Yes | 23(24) | 43(22.3) | 66(22.8) |
| No | 73(76) | 150(77.7) | 223(77.2) | |
| Exposed to dust | Yes | 87(90.6) | 159(82.4) | 246(85.1) |
| No | 9(9.4) | 34(17.6) | 43(14.9) | |
| Exposed to fume | Yes | 40(41.7) | 93(48.2) | 133(46) |
| No | 56(58.3) | 100(51.8) | 156(54) | |
| Exposed to Humidity | Yes | 33(34.4) | 64(33.2) | 97(33.6) |
| No | 63(65.6) | 129(66.8) | 192(66.4) | |
| Cooking | Wood | 33(34.4) | 66(34.2) | 99(34.3) |
| Gas | 8(8.3) | 15(7.8) | 23(8) | |
| Electric | 55(57.3) | 112(58) | 167(57.8) | |