Determinants of Cooking Fuel Choices in Urban Nigeria

Akomolafe, John Kehinde; Ogunleye, Edward Oladipo

doi:10.14505//jemt.v8.1(17).17

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“…The result is in agreement with other studies where increasing age was associated with decreased preference for improved stoves22 and younger women adopt improved stoves than their older counterparts 106. The possible justification might be younger women are more likely to understand new technologies and change their cooking behaviour more flexibly than older women who had greater intention to stick to traditional cooking technologies as reported by other previous studies 49 107 108. Perceived benefits of the improved stove are positively associated with education and perceptions of health risks of pollution 109.…”

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Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Habtamu,

Abebe,

Seid

2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveSince community perceptions of the risk of biomass smoke and the benefits of improved stoves play a critical role in behaviour change to the uptake and sustainable utilisation of improved stoves, we aimed to assess the level of health risk perception on kitchen smoke and benefits of using improved stoves among pregnant women.DesignA community-based cross-sectional mixed method study.SettingIn six kebeles of a low-income rural community of South Gondar Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia.ParticipantsAll 455 households with pregnant women aged 18–38 years, in their first-trimester or second-trimester gestation, exclusively use traditional biomass-fuelled or locally modified mud stoves, and the primary cook in her household were included. But completed data were obtained only from 422 households.ResultFrom 422 completed data, more than half, 63% (95% CI 58% to 68%) had high-level health risk perception of household air pollution, and nearly three-fourths, 74% (95% CI 70% to 79%) of the respondents perceived that using improved stove had benefits for their families. Participants in the 32–38 years age group, rich in asset index, presence of under-five children, being a member of any women group and large family size were positively associated with high-level health risk perception. Whereas respondents in the 18–24 years age group, presence of under-five children, husbands of primary or higher education, high health risk perception and not happy with the current stove were positively associated with perceived benefits of using an improved stove.ConclusionThe observed level of health risk perception of biomass smoke and the benefits of using improved stoves may help to adopt effective intervention measures. This study also suggests that for successful intervention, clean cooking programmes and policies must consider many local factors influencing health risk perception and benefits of using improved stoves.Trial registration numberACTR202111534227089.

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Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Habtamu,

Abebe,

Seid

2023

BMJ Open

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“…Due to poverty and lack of infrastructural facilities for providing clean energy to homes, the use of firewood and kerosene for domestic cooking and lighting is the norm in the Niger Delta region and other parts of the country. Smoke from traditional biomass and firewood cause over 95,000 annual deaths in Nigeria (Akomolafe and Ogunleye 2017). The burning of biomass, such as firewood, causes air pollution and emits carbonaceous aerosols, which have a forceful radiative effect (Knippertz et al 2015).…”

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Air Pollution, Climate Change and Ecosystem Health in the Niger Delta

2022

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There are interactions and feedbacks between air pollution as a driver of environmental change, climate change, and overall ecosystem health. Air pollution is a major environmental problem, particularly in developing countries where regulations may be lax. This paper explores the nexus between air pollution, climate change and overall ecosystem health in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It brings novelty by exploring these issues with an environmental justice lens. This is particularly pertinent due to the ecological sensitiveness of the region and the high dependence of the indigenes on the land and water. The region’s ecosystem is becoming more and more threatened as pollution increases and the climate changes further. Nigeria’s position as the largest oil producer in Africa and the sixth largest in the world is due to the oil and gas reserves of its Niger Delta region. The irony becomes that while the region is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy or is a source of national ‘good’, they have received in return only environmental ‘bads’. The many levels of deprivation experienced by the indigenes of the Niger Delta is a classic case of environmental injustice where the region disproportionately bears a much higher burden of air, land, and water pollution in comparison to other parts of the country. Gas flaring, fossil fuel burning, artisanal refining of crude, and transportation are found to be the main sources of air pollution in the locality. Mitigating air pollution and the attendant impacts requires urgent action and concerted effort at the individual, local and national levels. This paper provides recommendations in this regard.

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Drivers and Barriers to Clean Cooking: A Systematic Literature Review from a Consumer Behavior Perspective

2018

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A lack of access to clean energy and use of traditional cooking systems have severe negative effects on health, especially among women and children, and on the environment. Despite increasing attention toward this topic, few studies have explored the factors influencing consumers’ adoption of improved cooking stoves (ICS). This systematic literature review (n = 81) aims to identify the main drivers and barriers to clean cooking from a consumer perspective. In addition, it aims to define how consumers perceive ICS with respect to traditional stoves. Thematic analysis revealed seven factors that may act as drivers or barriers to ICS adoption: economic factors; socio-demographics; fuel availability; attitude toward technology; awareness of the risks of traditional cookstoves and the benefits of ICS; location; and social and cultural influences. Perceptions focused on four topics: convenience and uses, aesthetics, health-related impacts, and environmental impacts. This review contributes to understanding of consumer behavior with regards to ICS. The findings suggest that availability and affordability of technology are not enough to enhance ICS adoption. Rather, policy makers and managers should approach customers with a less technical and a more personalized approach that takes due consideration of a local context and its social and cultural dynamics.

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Determinants of Cooking Fuel Choices in Urban Nigeria

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Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Air Pollution, Climate Change and Ecosystem Health in the Niger Delta

Drivers and Barriers to Clean Cooking: A Systematic Literature Review from a Consumer Behavior Perspective

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