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Table 4 Problems of the indoor environment in homes of study participants, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 2012 (n = 500)

From: Residential characteristics as correlates of occupants’ health in the greater Accra region, Ghana

Variables

Frequency (%)

Pests

425 (85.0)

Outdoor smoke*

264 (58.8)

Animals (pets, poultry)

195 (39.0)

Indoor smoke

171 (34.2)

Foul odour

115 (23.0)

Dryness

112 (22.4)

Poor air exchange

109 (21.8)

Dampness

77 (15.4)

Wind draught

64 (12.8)

  1. *Infiltration of the house by smoke outdoors.