Table 3. Characteristics of ever used cooking fuel among the study participants.
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of fuel (n = 620)* | Biomass | 566 (91.3) |
| LPG | 582 (93.4) | |
| Duration of biomass exposure in years (n = 566) | ≤10 | 92 (16.2) |
| 11–22 | 129 (22.8) | |
| >22 | 345 (61.0) | |
| Utilization of biomass per day in minutes (n = 566) | ≤50 | 11 (1.9) |
| 51–90 | 121 (21.4) | |
| >90 | 434 (76.7) | |
| Duration of LPG stove use in years (n = 582) | ≤ 10 | 252 (43.3) |
| 11–22 | 231 (39.7) | |
| >22 | 99 (17.0) | |
| Utilization of LPG stove use per day in minutes (n = 582) | ≤50 | 261 (44.8) |
| 51–90 | 255 (43.8) | |
| >90 | 66 (11.4) | |
* 620 women were involved in cooking at the time of survey or in the past