Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur
The energy sector plays a vital role in socio-economic development, and this study examines the factors influencing cooking fuel choices and their associated health impacts in rural Tehsil Mirpur, AJK. Using data from 400 households and employing multinomial and binary logistic regressions, the study finds that household income, age, and education of the household head, and the number of children under five are positively linked to using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Conversely, household size, gender of the head, and poverty are associated with traditional fuel use. Health outcomes, such as COPD, asthma, and respiratory infections, are inversely related to income, education, and good ventilation. The study suggests government policies focus on increasing access to clean cooking fuels to improve public health.
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Cooking Fuel Choices, Women's Health Impacts, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Multinomial Logistic Regression, Binary Logistic Regression
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(1) Fouzia Jamshaid
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Atifa Nasir
Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women Studies, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Nazim Farooq
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Economics, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Jamshaid, F., Nasir, A., & Farooq, N. (2023). Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur. Global Economics Review, VIII(I), 356-368. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).29
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CHICAGO : Jamshaid, Fouzia, Atifa Nasir, and Nazim Farooq. 2023. "Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur." Global Economics Review, VIII (I): 356-368 doi: 10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).29
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HARVARD : JAMSHAID, F., NASIR, A. & FAROOQ, N. 2023. Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur. Global Economics Review, VIII, 356-368.
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MHRA : Jamshaid, Fouzia, Atifa Nasir, and Nazim Farooq. 2023. "Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur." Global Economics Review, VIII: 356-368
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MLA : Jamshaid, Fouzia, Atifa Nasir, and Nazim Farooq. "Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur." Global Economics Review, VIII.I (2023): 356-368 Print.
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OXFORD : Jamshaid, Fouzia, Nasir, Atifa, and Farooq, Nazim (2023), "Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur", Global Economics Review, VIII (I), 356-368
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TURABIAN : Jamshaid, Fouzia, Atifa Nasir, and Nazim Farooq. "Household Energy Choices and Health Risks: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Rural Women in Tehsil Mirpur." Global Economics Review VIII, no. I (2023): 356-368. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).29