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Table 6 Adjusted regression coefficient for variables associated with the concentration of CO in the cooking and living area in households in Mugunu slum, Fort Portal City, Uganda

From: Use of biomass fuels predicts indoor particulate matter and carbon monoxide concentrations; evidence from an informal urban settlement in Fort Portal city, Uganda

Variable

Cooking area

Living area

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Coefficient (95% CI)

P-value

Adequate ventilation

 No

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 Yes

-0.124( -0.479,0 .231)

0.49

-0.258(-0.619, 0.102)

0.16

Window close to the door

 No

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 Yes

0.283( -0.086, 0.652)

0.13

-.019( -0.401, 0.363)

0.92

Damp fuel

 No

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 Yes

-0.086( -0.421, 0.249)

0.61

-0.0669(-0.402, 0.269)

0.69

Cooking outside

 No

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 Yes

0.493( -1.454, 2.441)

0.62

-0.207(-0.596, 0.182)

0.30

Type of fuel category

 Less polluting

1.697( -0.589, 3.982)

0.15

1.314(-0.034, 2.663)

0.06

 Moderately polluting

0.427( -1.474, 2.328)

0.66

0.718( 0.084, 1.352)

* 0.03

 Highly polluting

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Cooking outside * Type of fuel category

 Less polluting

-1.608( -5.127, 1.912)

0.37

-

-

 Moderately polluting

-0.129( -2.116, 1.858)

0.90

-

-

 Highly polluting

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-

-

  1. p-value less than 0.05
  2. Considering a 95% CI, a p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant in this study