Isara Alphonsus Rukevwe, Aigbokhaode Adesuwa Queen
Department of Community Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Eurasian J Med. 2014 Oct;46(3):203-8. doi: 10.5152/eajm.2014.0051.
The aim of this study is to assess the types of household cooking fuel used by residents of Isiohor community in Edo State, Nigeria.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 133 household heads or their representatives in Isiohor Community in Edo State, Nigeria. Data collection was by means of a structured interviewer administered questionnaire.
Half (50.3%) of the households studied were made up of 4-6 persons living in them. Sixty-two (46.6%) respondents had tertiary level of education and a third 44 (33.1%) earned between 21,000 and 30,000 naira (150-200 dollars) monthly. Forty six (34.6%) and 27 (20.3%) respondents live in passage houses and flats respectively. Two thirds (68.4%) of the respondents cook their food indoors. The predominant household cooking fuels used by the respondents were cooking gas (51.1%), Kerosene (45.9%), vegetables (25.6%) and firewood (14.3%). Majority 106 (79.7%) had poor knowledge of the health effects of prolonged exposure to smoke arising from indoor cooking. There was a statistically significant association between the occupation of the respondents and the type of household cooking fuel used (p=0.002).
The use of unclean indoor cooking fuel was high among the residents of Isiohor community in Edo State, Nigeria. Also, there was poor knowledge of the health effects of prolonged exposure to smoke from unclean cooking fuel among the respondents and this has serious implications for indoor air pollution. There is an urgent need for health/hygiene education on the health effects of use of unclean indoor cooking fuel among these residents. There is also need for use of clean/green cooking stoves and construction of exhaust ventilation pipes in these households.
本研究旨在评估尼日利亚江户州伊肖霍尔社区居民使用的家庭烹饪燃料类型。
本描述性横断面研究在尼日利亚江户州伊肖霍尔社区的133名户主或其代表中进行。数据收集通过结构化访谈问卷进行。
所研究的家庭中有一半（50.3%）由4至6人组成。62名（46.6%）受访者具有高等教育水平，三分之一（33.1%）的受访者月收入在21,000至30,000奈拉（150 - 200美元）之间。46名（34.6%）和27名（20.3%）受访者分别居住在过道房屋和公寓中。三分之二（68.4%）的受访者在室内做饭。受访者使用的主要家庭烹饪燃料是燃气（51.1%）、煤油（45.9%）、植物燃料（25.6%）和柴火（14.3%）。大多数106名（79.7%）受访者对长期接触室内烹饪产生的烟雾对健康的影响了解甚少。受访者的职业与所使用的家庭烹饪燃料类型之间存在统计学上的显著关联（p = 0.002）。
在尼日利亚江户州伊肖霍尔社区的居民中，使用不清洁的室内烹饪燃料的情况很普遍。此外，受访者对长期接触不清洁烹饪燃料产生的烟雾对健康的影响了解甚少，这对室内空气污染具有严重影响。迫切需要对这些居民进行关于使用不清洁室内烹饪燃料对健康影响的健康/卫生教育。这些家庭还需要使用清洁/绿色炉灶并安装排气通风管道。
