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

被引：37

作者：

Ozoh, Obianuju B. ^{[1
,2
]}

Okwor, Tochi J. ^{[3
]}

Adetona, Olorunfemi ^{[4
]}

Akinkugbe, Ayesha O. ^{[1
,2
]}

Amadi, Casmir E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Esezobor, Christopher ^{[1
,2
]}

Adeyeye, Olufunke O. ^{[5
]}

Ojo, Oluwafemi ^{[2
]}

Nwude, Vivian N. ^{[2
]}

Mortimer, Kevin ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lagos, Coll Med, Lagos 100254, Nigeria

[2] Lagos Univ, Teaching Hosp, Lagos 100254, Nigeria

[3] Univ Nigeria, Teaching Hosp Ituku Ozalla, Enugu 400114, Nigeria

[4] Ohio State Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Columbus, OH 43210 USA

[5] Lagos State Univ, Coll Med, Lagos 100271, Nigeria

[6] Univ Liverpool Liverpool Sch Trop Med, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, England

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2018年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

cooking fuels; kerosene; liquefied petroleum gas; attitudes and barriers; LOWER RESPIRATORY-INFECTION; AIR-POLLUTION; ENERGY; HEALTH; DETERMINANTS; BHAKTAPUR; IMPACT; RISK;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph15040641

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

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. N2581.6 +/- 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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