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Table 1 Distribution of fuel use among the study subjects

From: Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey

Fuel Use

Male (N = 165)

Female (N = 204)

Either alone or in combination

  

Biomass (Wood/Animal dung)

145 (87.9)

192 (94.1)

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

60 (36.4)

52 (25.5)

Kerosene

58 (35.2)

78 (38.2)

Coal

2 (1.2)

7 (3.4)

Wood

144 (87.3)

192 (94.1)

Animal dung

16 (9.7)

36 (17.6)

Only Biomass

68 (41.4)

90 (44.1)

Only liquefied petroleum gas

14 (8.5)

8 (3.9)

Only wood

63 (38.4)

72 (35.3)