Determinants of Household Cooking Energy Choice in Oyo State, Nigeria

Olugbire, O.O.; Aremu, F.J.; Opute, O.H.; Ojedokun, C.A.; Olawale, O.O.; Adisa, Abidemi T.

doi:10.18551/rjoas.2016-04.04

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“…This speaks to other household variables that are correlates to smaller household size such as higher education and income. The theme of household size in energy sourcing resonates in the findings of Danlami et al (2015), Arowolo et al, (2018) and Egunjobi (2020). Large households in rural areas are essentially farming households that substitute capital for labour.…”

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Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Azuwike,

Duru,

Nkwam-Uwaoma

et al. 2023

Adv. J Social Sci.

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This paper aims at the factors that predict household’s adoption of gas cooking stoves in selected rural communities of Southeast Nigeria. Leaning on theories of Knowledge gap, Groupthink, Technological determinism and Innovation Diffusion, it explores the theme of adoption as a selective process while interrogating the idea of an energy ladder. The paper probes the factors that accentuate poor energy choices in the face of availability of the better domestic energy source, gas. Based on data from 600 respondents, 300 from each of the southeastern Nigeria states of Abia and Ebonyi, an ordinal regression in the form of a Generalized Linear Model was used to predict the proportional odds of the dependent ordinal variables. Parameter estimates of the regression model predicting ordinal likelihood (odds) of using cooking gas indicate that none of the categories underage bracket were significant. The odds of households with male heads having very high usage of cooking gas stove were 1.563 (95% CI, .882 to 1.830) times more than that of households with female heads. The odds are against larger households; households with heads that are of lower education levels; households that regularly cook with fuelwood and those with lower income. The study recommends advocacy to bridge the knowledge gap and a subsidization regime that can overcome the income challenge.

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Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Azuwike,

Duru,

Nkwam-Uwaoma

et al. 2023

Adv. J Social Sci.

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“…This is similar to the findings of other Nigerian researchers. 21,22 The implication of this is that trees will be felled in order to get woods for cooking by the respondents, which would lead to more deforestation. This is so because deforestation is already an environmental problem in Nigeria, a country ranked as having the highest rate of deforestation of primary forest in the world in 2005.…”

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Climate Change Awareness and related Tree Planting Practices in a Rural Community in North-Western Nigeria

Gobir¹,

Aliyu²,

Abubakar³

et al. 2021

J. Com. Med. and PHC

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Background: Tree cutting is one of the causes of climate change and a common practice in Africa, a continent under significant threat from climate change. Therefore, climate change awareness and mitigation are vital to reducing its impacts in the region. Reforestation through planting of trees is an important carbon emission reduction strategy. This study assessed climate change awareness and related tree planting practices among household heads in a Nigerian rural community.Methods: A community-based descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2019 among all household heads in Nasarawan Buhari community. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the 104 household heads (or their representatives). Data was analyzed using SPSS (version 21.0) and statistical significance was set at p value of < 0.05.Results: The mean age of respondents was 40.6±12.6 years, and most of them (87.5%) were males. Half (50.0%) were aware of climate change, and their main source of information was radio (63.5%). Most (98.1%) used fire wood for cooking. Only a minority (27.9%) planted at least a tree in the year preceding the study. There was a statistically significant association between climate change awareness and occupation (p=0.038) but not with tree planting (p=0.827).Conclusion: The results indicated that only half of respondents were aware of climate change. There was high use of wood as cooking fuel with low tree planting. Tree planting was not associated with climate change awareness. There is therefore a need for continuous climate change education and mitigation campaign in the community.

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“…Without strong policy action, this figure is projected to increase to 2.7 billion by 2030 [1]. Given that the household sector accounts for about 80% of total energy consumption with cooking having the largest share of about 95% of such energy [2], there is a growing concern on households' overdependence on traditional energy sources such as fuelwood and charcoal and the need to embrace modern fuels for domestic purposes particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria.…”

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Determinants of Household Fuelwood Consumption in Public Residential Estates in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Akeh

Adamu

et al. 2023

JGEESI

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The type of energy utilized by households is a good reflection of the quality of life and socio-economic development in any given country. Unfortunately, the continued dependence on traditional fuels such as fuelwood as a major source of energy for domestic purposes particularly in Nigeria is generating concerns due to its negative environmental, socio-economic and health effects. This study was therefore undertaken to examine the factors that drive household fuelwood consumption in public residential estates in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. A survey questionnaire was used to elicit data from a sample of 355 household-heads that were selected using systematic random sampling technique from a population of 3,192 households. The data were analyzed using Ordinary Least Square regression analysis. The results revealed that gender, marital status, larger household size and prices of alternative fuels had positive and significant correlation with the quantity of fuelwood consumed in households while higher level of education, higher income; location of residence, share of dwelling and prices of fuelwood were significant and negatively related to fuelwood consumption. It is recommended that stakeholders and policy makers in the energy sector should vigorously promote access to affordable and modern energy sources for household cooking activities by subsidizing the prices of modern fuels and increasing the availability of electricity supply to households. This will go a long way to reducing the rate of indoor air pollution and other environmental consequences associated with the use of fuelwood in the study area. Finally, there is the need for proactive enlightenment campaigns with a view to strengthening public awareness on the deleterious effects of the consumption of solid fuels such as fuelwood in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

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Determinants of Household Cooking Energy Choice in Oyo State, Nigeria

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Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Climate Change Awareness and related Tree Planting Practices in a Rural Community in North-Western Nigeria

Determinants of Household Fuelwood Consumption in Public Residential Estates in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

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