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Baseline characteristics for intervention (Plancha) and control (open fire) groups. |
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| PLANCHA |
OPEN FIRE |
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| Number of women |
89 |
91 |
| Characteristics of the women: |
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| Mean age in years (SD) |
27.6 (7.7) |
28.3 (6.7) |
| Not attended to school (%) |
32 (36.0) |
36 (39.6) |
| Pregnant at baseline |
62 (69.7) |
62 (68.1) |
| Mean number of children < 12 years (SD) |
3.7 (1.9) |
3.8 (1.5) |
| Smokes (%) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Cough while cooking (%)a |
59 (66.3) |
61 (67.0) |
| Headache while cooking (%)b |
64 (71.9) |
71 (78.0) |
| Sore eyes while cooking (%)c |
78 (87.6) |
78 (85.7) |
| Back pain while cooking (%) d |
54 (60.7) |
60 (65.9) |
| Household characteristics: |
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| Wood as main fuel (%) |
89 (100) |
91 (100) |
| Cooking area in a separate structure (%) |
67 (75.3) |
68 (85.0) |
| Relative smokes inside (%) |
17 (19.1) |
22 (24.2) |
| Mean number cigarettes husband (SD) |
1.2 (0.4) |
1.1 (0.2) |
| Kitchen separate from bedroom (%) |
70 (78.7) |
79 (86.8) |
| Asset indexε: |
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| 0 |
8 (9.0) |
15 (16.5) |
| 1 |
47 (52.8) |
50 (54.9) |
| 2 |
23 (25.8) |
18 (19.8) |
| 3 |
9 (10.1) |
8 (8.8) |
| > = 4 |
2 (2.2) |
0 (0.0) |
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a When you are cooking, does the smoke make you cough or irritate your throat? (yes = sometimes/always) b When you are cooking or immediately after, do you get a headache? (yes = sometimes/always) c When you are cooking, do your eyes get irritated? (yes = sometimes/always) d When you are cooking, do you get back pain? (yes = sometimes/always) e Sum of goods (radio, TV, refrigerator, bicycle, motorcycle and car) a family has. From 0 for not having any of them, to 6 for having all of them | ||
Díaz et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008 8:7 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-8-7 |
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