Comparative Analysis of Access, and Preferences of Rural and Urban Households for Cooking Energy, and the Determinants in Nigeria: A Case of Ogun State

Elijah, Obayelu Abiodun; Balikis, Lawal Iyabode; Ambali, Omotuyole Isiaka

doi:10.1515/ats-2017-0006

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“…This implies that respondents' awareness of the health implications associated with the use of biomass energy is associated with education. This result is in line with the findings of Nwankwo et al (2018), who also found level of education among other variables that were related to awareness and knowledge of the harmful effect of use of biomass energy to health. This suggests that efforts should be made to educate the populace on the health effect of the use of biomass energy sources, considering that it is the most available form of energy in the study area.…”

Section: Health Implications Awarenesssupporting

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Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Orifah¹,

Ijeoma²,

Ehien³

et al. 2018

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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Various health challenges and fatalities in rural communities of most developing countries of the world have been traceable to the unabated use of biomass energy sources. We therefore assessed the awareness of the health implications of the use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State. Multistage sampling procedure was used to collect data from 120 respondents using structured questionnaires. Data were collected on respondents’ socioeconomic characteristics, types of biomass used, information sources on the health implications from use of biomass energy sources, awareness of the health implications and constraints to the use of alternatives to biomass. Data were summarised using frequencies, percentages, means, Chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Majority of the respondents (78.3 %) were below 40 years of age with a mean age of 30 ± 2.02 years. Majority were married (90.8 %), Muslims (100 %), involved in agro-processing (65.8 %), had no formal education (73.3 %), and earned not more than ₦10, 000 (90.8 %) with mean household size of 9 members. Wood (100 %) and charcoal (100 %) were the dominant biomass energy sources used. Respondents’ main source of information on the health implications of the use of biomass were radio (64.2 %) and extension agents (54.2 %). Awareness level of the health implications from the use of biomass energy sources was fairly high (51.7 %). High cost of the alternatives, scarcity of refilling points and alternatives and lack of capital were the main hindrances to the use of the alternatives to biomass energy sources. The result on the inferential statistics revealed that a significant association existed between education (χ2 = 6.08; P < 0.05) and awareness of health implications from the use of biomass. Efforts should be made to sensitize women on the health implications resulting from the use of biomass. Alternatives should be made available and affordable to encourage a switch from biomass energy sources thereby reducing the fatalities that may result from its continual use.

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Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Orifah¹,

Ijeoma²,

Ehien³

et al. 2018

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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“…For the calculation, it was assumed that communities sell at least 70% of the charcoal in this market. This assumption was possible because rural populations normally use firewood as cooking energy and charcoal is sold in the city markets [39,40]. The provincial market of Kuito is the main market in the province where charcoal from different municipalities is sold.…”

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Value Chain of Charcoal Production and Implications for Forest Degradation: Case Study of Bié Province, Angola

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Forest degradation and forest loss threaten the survival of many species and reduce the ability of forests to provide vital services. Clearing for agriculture in Angola is an important driver of forest degradation and deforestation. Charcoal production for urban consumption as a driver of forest degradation has had alarming impacts on natural forests, as well as on the social and economic livelihood of the rural population. The charcoal impact on forest cover change is in the same order of magnitude as deforestation caused by agricultural expansion. However, there is a need to monitor the linkage between charcoal production and forest degradation. The aim of this paper is to investigate the sequence of the charcoal value chain as a systematic key to identify policies to reduce forest degradation in the province of Bié. It is a detailed study of the charcoal value chain that does not stop on the production and the consumption side. The primary data of this study came from 330 respondents obtained through different methods (semi-structured questionnaire survey and market observation conducted in June to September 2013–2014). A logistic regression (logit) model in IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA) was used to analyze the factors influencing the decision of the households to use charcoal for domestic purposes. The finding indicates that 21 to 27 thousand hectares were degraded due to charcoal production. By describing the chain of charcoal, it was possible to access the driving factors for charcoal production and to obtain the first-time overview flow of charcoal from producers to consumers in Bié province. The demand for charcoal in this province is more likely to remain strong if government policies do not aim to employ alternative sources of domestic energy.

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Determinants of energy demand for residential space heating in Turkey

İpek

2022

Renewable Energy

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Comparative Analysis of Access, and Preferences of Rural and Urban Households for Cooking Energy, and the Determinants in Nigeria: A Case of Ogun State

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Awareness of the health implications of use of biomass energy sources among women in rural households of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Value Chain of Charcoal Production and Implications for Forest Degradation: Case Study of Bié Province, Angola

Determinants of energy demand for residential space heating in Turkey

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