College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos 100254, Nigeria.
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos 100254, Nigeria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Mar 31;15(4):641. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040641.
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 ( = 475, 91.5%; primary use = 364, 70.1%) followed by charcoal ( = 159, 30.6%; primary use = 88, 17%) and LPG ( = 86, 16.6%; primary use = 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.
燃烧不清洁燃料与家庭空气污染导致的健康风险有关。我们评估了使用烹饪燃料的流行情况和相关因素，以及对液化石油气（LPG）的使用态度和障碍。这是在尼日利亚拉各斯的 519 户家庭中进行的一项横断面、基于人群的调查。我们使用结构化问卷获取有关家庭烹饪燃料选择以及对 LPG 使用态度的信息。煤油是最常用的烹饪燃料（= 475，91.5%；主要用途= 364，70.1%），其次是木炭（= 159，30.6%；主要用途= 88，17%）和 LPG（= 86，16.6%；主要用途= 63，12.1%）。较高的教育水平、较高的收入和较年轻的年龄与 LPG 与煤油的使用相关。LPG 的燃料支出明显低于煤油（N（奈拉）2169.0 ± 1507.0 与 N 2581.6 ± 1407.5）。超过 90%的非 LPG 用户愿意改用 LPG，但表示安全问题和高成本是改用的潜在障碍。我们的研究结果表明，对 LPG 的益处、安全性和成本的误解和信念是阻碍 LPG 使用的重要因素。教育干预计划可能是改善 LPG 采用的一种具有成本效益的方法，应通过精心设计的基于社区的干预研究正式解决。
