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Table 2 Demographic and household characteristics of participants

From: Designing a behavioral intervention using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework to promote gas stove use in rural Guatemala: a formative research study

Maternal characteristics

 Maternal age, years, mean (range)

25.4 (18.4–38.8)

 Maternal education, n (%) (n = 49)

 None

13 (27)

   Completed elementary school

13 (27)

   Completed middle school

7 (14)

   Completed high school

16 (32)

   Principal source of income in the home

 Tenant farmers/works the land of others

25 (50)

   Employee in public/private sector

13 (26)

   Construction

4 (8)

   Small business owner

3 (6)

   Cultivates own land; weaves; sells animals

3 (6)

 Maternal ethnicity, n (%)

   Mam-speaking, or indigenous

42 (86)

   Spanish-speaking, or ladino

3 (6)

   Both

4 (8)

First pregnancy, n (%)

7 (14)

Prior pregnancies, mean (range)

3.4 (2–10)

Gestational age at baseline, weeks (mean, range)

13.1 (6.7–19.7)

Household characteristics

 Socioeconomic status

  Crowdinga, mean (range))

4.9 (1.3–12)

  Economic supportb, mean (range)

2.3 (1–6)

  Dependency ratioc, mean (range)

3.8 (1.4–10)

Access to latrine, n (%)

49 (98)

 Main water source during dry season, n (%)

  Piped water to home

33 (66)

  Well water

9 (18)

  Natural well (spring)

8 (16)

 Main house structure materials, n (%)

Roof

  Aluminum

44 (88)

  Tile/Cement

6 (12)

Walls

  Adobe

29 (58)

  Cinderblock/brick

16 (32)

  Wood/Other

7 (14)

Floor

  Cement

28 (56)

  Dirt

21 (42)

  Tile

1 (2)

Exposure to air pollution

 Primary lighting source, n (%)

  Candles

2 (4)

  Electricity

48 (96)

 Primary heating source, n (%)

  None

43 (86)

  Open fire

2 (4)

  Wood chimney stove

5 (10)

 Primary stove type

  Open fire

10 (20)

  Plancha stove (no chimney or deteriorated)

40 (80)

 Stove qualityd

  Fair

4 (8)

  Moderate

35 (70)

  Poor

11 (22)

 Cooking fuel type, n (%)

  Wood only

7 (14)

  Wood and crop residue

22 (44)

  Wood and plastic

2 (4)

  Wood, crop residue and plastic

19 (38)

 Traditional steam bath

  Usage per week, median minutes (IQR)

60 (30, 67)

 Symptoms associated to cooking, n (%)

  Eyes irritated

42 (84)

  Throat irritated/Causes coughing

35 (70)

  Headache

30 (60)

Household decision-making

Large purchase items

  Participant

2 (4)

  Spouse

22 (44)

  Both participant and spouse together

8 (16)

  In-laws

12 (24)

  Other family member

6 (12)

Small daily purchases

  Participant

6 (12)

  Spouse

7 (14)

  Both participant and spouse together

19 (38)

  In-laws

12 (24)

  Other family member

6 (12)

Visiting relatives

  Participant

5 (10)

  Spouse only

17 (34)

  Both participant and spouse together

23 (46)

  In-laws

4 (8)

  Other family members

1 (2)

  1. aCrowding represents the ratio of the number of household inhabitants to the number of rooms in the house
  2. bNumber of adults providing economic support in the household
  3. cDependency ratio is the ratio of the number of household inhabitants to the number of adults providing economic support
  4. dStove quality cut offs are based on the total possible number of problems observed with the chimney stove during stove evaluation. The lower 25% quartile was considered to be fair, 25–75% moderate, and 75% and above poor quality. Open fires were categorized as poor quality