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. 2020 Jun 8;6(6):e04169. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04169

Table 5.

Log Binomial regression of LBW and fuel types.

Low birth weight Crude RR (CI) Pvalue Adjusted RR”∗∗” Pvalue
Fuel types
 Gas/electricity/biogas 1 1
 Charcoal 1.05 (0.38–2.93) 0.917 1.34 (0.45–3.97) 0.593
 Firewood 2.05 (0.74–5.62) 0.162 1.23 (0.41–3.71) 0.718

Maternal malaria at birth
 No malaria parasite 1 1
 Malaria parasite present 2.10 (1.20–3.69) 0.009 2.83 (1.64–4.89) <0.001

Heart Disease
 No 1 1
 Yes 3.78 (1.08–13.24) 0.037 2.07 (0.75–5.77) 0.162

Number of people cooked for
 1–4 people 1 1
 5–10 people 3.68 (1.78–7.59) <0.001 2.79 (1.23–6.29) 0.014
 At least 11 people 4.63 (2.07–10.35) <0.001 2.99 (1.22–7.29) 0.016

Kitchen hours
 1–3 h 1 1
 3–4 h 4.09 (1.98–8.44) <0.001 3.08 (1.36–6.98) 0.007
 5 or more 5.44 (2.22–13.31) <0.001 4.26 (1.63–11.18) 0.003

Use Disinfectant
 Yes 1.95 (1.12–3.39) 0.018 1.76 (1.02–3.06) 0.043

Model 2 - Maternal malaria, kitchen hours, number of people cooked for, use of disinfectants. RR = relative risk.