Table 2 Household cooking activities and the characteristics of the kitchen
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Type of kitchen fuel | |
Firewood only | 93 (23.1) |
LPG only | 113 (28.0) |
Kerosene only | 01 (0.3) |
Firewood plus LPG | 179 (44.4) |
Firewood plus kerosene | 17 (4.2) |
Characteristics of the kitchena | |
Having a chimney | 231 (79.9) |
Having windows | 263 (91.0) |
Open the windows during cooking timeb | 189 (71.9) |
Having ventilation holes | 190 (65.7) |
Frequency of cooking | |
Daily | 386 (95.8) |
Few days in a week | 17 (4.2) |
Average time taken for cooking activities (in minutes) c | 158 ± 80.6 |
Method of starting a fire when using firewood a | |
Using a pipe | 154 (53.3) |
Using exhaled breath | 104 (36.0) |
Direct firing of the firewood without using exhaled breath | 31 (10.7) |