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. 2022 May 12;130(5):057007. doi: 10.1289/EHP10054

Table 1.

Baseline and household characteristics of study participants in rural Peru.

Variable Category Intervention (n=90) Control (n=90)
Household characteristics
 Kitchen roof material [n (%)]
  Corrugated metal roof 36 (40%) 37 (41%)
  Natural/Light: straw, totora, reed, or similar 54 (60%) 53 (59%)
 Kitchen door permanently open [n (%)] 13 (14%) 18 (20%)
 Kitchen door not permanently open [n (%)] 77 (86%) 72 (80%)
 Windows permanently open [n (%)]
0 39 (43%) 33 (37%)
1 14 (16%) 12 (13%)
2 1 (1%) 6 (7%)
5 0 (0%) 2 (2%)
Ventilation over biomass stove [n (%)]
 Stove with no ventilation 30 (33%) 40 (44%)
 Stove with chimney 7 (8%) 12 (13%)
 Stove in recessed area 53 (59%) 38 (42%)
Most common fuels used for cooking [n (%)]
 Alcohol/ethanol 23 (26%) 13 (14%)
 Wood 37 (41%) 38 (42%)
 Crop residue/grass/straw/bushes 61 (68%) 66 (73%)
 Cow dung 90 (100%) 89 (99%)
Previously owned secondary stove [n (%)]
None 26 (29%) 22 (24%)
LPG gas 64 (71%) 68 (76%)
Electricity in household [n (%)] 85 (94%) 90 (100%)
No electricity in household [n (%)] 5 (6%) 0 (0%)
Participant characteristics
Highest level of education achieved [n (%)]
 Without education or preschool only 4 (4%) 3 (3%)
 Primary 53 (59%) 53 (59%)
 Secondary 33 (37%) 34 (38%)
 Non-university superior or university 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Wealth quintile [n (%)]
1 51 (57%) 50 (56%)
2 32 (36%) 37 (41%)
3 7 (8%) 3 (3%)
4 and 5 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Average years of education, mean (standard deviation) 6 3 6 3

Note: Data are complete for all observations. —, intentionally omitted.