The Nexus between Perceived Welfare Benefits and Sustained Use of Clean Cooking Technologies in Uganda.

Abstract

This study examines the linkage between health benefits, fuel efficiency, and environmental concerns in Uganda's sustained use of Clean Cooking Technologies. The research employed a quantitative approach to investigate the relationships among the study dimensions. A questionnaire survey was administered to 379 households. Subsequently, the data was analyzed using Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS) software. The results depict that health benefits, fuel efficiency, and environmental concerns significantly predict the sustained use of Clean Cooking Technologies in Uganda. The three dimensions augment to explain 29.3% of the variance in sustained use of the dependent variable. As indicated, the predictors partly explain the Sustained use of Clean Cooking Technologies in Uganda. A host of predictors 70.7% remain unaccounted for. Having benchmarked the quantitative design in this study creates ample space for social realists who prefer the qualitative approach. A comparative analysis may be conducted between the two designs to investigate if there are any variations in the results. This research paper combined three dimensions; health benefits, fuel efficiency, and environmental concerns with Expectation Confirmation Theory/ Model (ECT) ECM using Smart PLS to explain the continuous use of Clean Cooking Technologies in Uganda.

Keywords: Continuous use, Clean cooking technologies, Health benefits, Fuel efficiency, Environmental concerns.