Table 2.
Residency and housing characteristics.
| Health Facility | Number (%) (1323) |
|---|---|
| Teaching Hospital | 315 (23.8) |
| Central Hospital | 339 (25.6) |
| West Hospital | 391 (29.6) |
| Savelgu Municipal Hospital |
277 (21.0) |
|
Residence | |
| Urban | 762 (57.6) |
| Rural |
561 (42.4) |
|
Socio-economic status | |
| Poor | 473 (35.8) |
| Moderately rich | 439 (33.3) |
| Rich |
411 (31.1) |
|
Type of Housing | |
| Separate house | 68 (5.1) |
| Semi-detached | 43 (3.3) |
| Compound house (Sandcrete) | 850 (64.2) |
| Compound house (mud) |
362 (27.4) |
|
Do you have kitchen | |
| Yes | 230 (17.4) |
| No |
1091 (82.5) |
|
If no kitchen, where do you cook? | |
| Outdoor | 973 (90.3) |
| Indoor/room |
105 (9.7) |
|
Number of hours spend in kitchen per day (mean ± SD) |
2.9 ± 1.04 |
| 2 h | 555 (42.0) |
| 3–4 h | 629 (47.5) |
| 5 h |
139 (10.5) |
|
Number of people cooked for |
8.8 ± 7.8 |
| 1–4 people | 537 (40.6) |
| 5–10 people | 422 (31.9) |
| 11 or more people |
364 (27.5) |
|
Fuel type used for cooking | |
| Gas/electricity/biogas | 100 (7.6) |
| Charcoal | 758 (57.4) |
| Firewood | 463 (35.0) |