Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L.
ABSTRACT
The study analyzed the
determinants of market access to LPG use among urban households in Abia State,
Nigeria. The objectives is to: Measure the effect of income on market access of
LPG, evaluate the impact of price to availability to market access ofLPG,
determine the influences of product availability of LPG and identify the
preference pattern of selected cooking energy sources outside LPG. The study
was done in the urban areas of Abia State. In this case, two urban areas of Aba
and Umuahia were chosen, after which 120 households were selected from each
these areas, making a total of 240 households. Objectives were analyzed using
descriptive statistics and probit regression model. The results showed that
income, price and availability were all significant in accessing the LPG
products. Major constraints to access were cost of starting and explosion. It
was also observed that kerosene was the major preferred cooking energy in urban
area. The study recommends that price of LPG should be made affordable and
product iiiginy avaiiauic. Aisu safety and public sensitization campaigns
wL~tdd be organized to educate the households on the use ofLPG.
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OWUNNA, L (2026). Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Jan 07, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-market-access-to-liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-among-urban-households-in-abia-state-nigeria-owunna-onyemauche-l-7-2
LILLIAN, OWUNNA. "Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 Jan. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-market-access-to-liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-among-urban-households-in-abia-state-nigeria-owunna-onyemauche-l-7-2. Accessed 07 Jan. 2026.
LILLIAN, OWUNNA. "Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 Jan. 2026. Web. 07 Jan. 2026. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-market-access-to-liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-among-urban-households-in-abia-state-nigeria-owunna-onyemauche-l-7-2 >.
LILLIAN, OWUNNA. "Determinants Of Market Access To Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Among Urban Households In Abia State, Nigeria:- Owunna Onyemauche L." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 07 Jan. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-market-access-to-liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-among-urban-households-in-abia-state-nigeria-owunna-onyemauche-l-7-2