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Appendix 1: Relationship between stove type used in the household and the incidence of ARI and conjunctivitis

Presence of disease (%)

3-Stone Fire

Mandeleo Stove

ARI in children

59.1

23.1

Conjunctivitis in children

40.9

12.4

ARI in mothers

38.0

13.5

Conjunctivitis in mothers

12.0

4.0

The percentage reduction in the incidence of ARI and conjunctivitis in households using the Mandeleo stove was as follows

ARI in children

61

Conjunctivitis in children

70

ARI in mothers

64

Conjunctivitis in mothers

67

Source: Helga Habermehl, „Micro and Macro Benefits of Household Energy Conservation Measures in Rural Areas of Kenya", GTZ, 1994, p. 63.


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