Cooking Fuels in Lagos, Nigeria: Factors Associated with Household Choice of Kerosene or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

卷:15

Olufunke O. Adeyeye¹  Ayesha O. Akinkugbe²  Obianuju B. Ozoh²  Casmir E. Amadi²  Christopher Esezobor²  Olorunfemi Adetona³  Vivian N. Nwude⁴  Oluwafemi Ojo⁴  Kevin Mortimer⁵  Tochi J. Okwor⁶ 

[1] College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Ikeja, Lagos 100271, Nigeria;

[2] College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos 100254, Nigeria;

[3] College of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;

[4] Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos 100254, Nigeria;

[5] Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK;

[6] University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku Ozalla, Enugu 400114, Nigeria;

关键词: cooking fuels;    kerosene;    liquefied petroleum gas;    attitudes and barriers;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph15040641

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Cooking with dirty-burning fuels is associated with health risk from household air pollution. We assessed the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of cooking fuels, and attitudes and barriers towards use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This was a cross-sectional, population-based survey conducted in 519 households in Lagos, Nigeria. We used a structured questionnaire to obtain information regarding choice of household cooking fuel and the attitudes towards the use of LPG. Kerosene was the most frequently used cooking fuel (n = 475, 91.5%; primary use n = 364, 70.1%) followed by charcoal (n = 159, 30.6%; primary use n = 88, 17%) and LPG (n = 86, 16.6%; primary use n = 63, 12.1%). Higher level of education, higher income and younger age were associated with LPG vs. kerosene use. Fuel expenditure on LPG was significantly lower than for kerosene ( N(Naira) 2169.0 ± 1507.0 vs.N 2581.6 ± 1407.5). Over 90% of non-LPG users were willing to switch to LPG but cited safety issues and high cost as potential barriers to switching. Our findings suggest that misinformation and beliefs regarding benefits, safety and cost of LPG are important barriers to LPG use. An educational intervention program could be a cost-effective approach to improve LPG adoption and should be formally addressed through a well-designed community-based intervention study.

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