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Table 5 Distribution of reasons influencing choice of cooking fuel type in the Dschang Health District

From: Distribution of sources of household air pollution: a cross-sectional study in Cameroon

Reasons

Urban [n (%)]

Rural [n (%)]

Total [n (%)]

P value

Affordability

130 (50.6)

375 (63.4)

505 (59.5)

<  0.0005

Availability

27 (10.5)

122 (20.6)

149 (17.6)

Rapidity

44 (17.1)

31 (5.2)

75 (8.8)

Culture

8 (3.1)

40 (6.8)

48 (5.7)

Easy to use

33 (12.8)

17 (2.9)

50 (5.9)

Cleanliness

10 (3.9)

5 (0.8)

15 (1.8)

Other reason

5 (1.9)

1 (0.2)

6 (0.7)