Determinants of Household „Electric‟ Injera Mitad and Cook Stove Adoption in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2020-10
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In the urban city adoptions of Electrical Cook stoves and disseminates technologies in different
areas of Addis Ababa, which have wellbeing, monetary and ecological advantages.
Understanding determinants of 'Electric' Injera Mitad and Cook stove adoption assumes a key
role. The aim of this study was to examine factors that affect households „Electric‟ Injera Mitad
and Cook stoves adoption decision in Addis Ababa, by using mixed research methods. A data
study was collected using a structured questionnaire. Only the data collection a total 396
households that were interviewed respondents households were select using systematic random
sampling procedures. The Sub-cities were selected based on expenditure, level of income and
head of household based on the criteria of higher, medium and lower level purposively structure
interviews were also held with a total of 9 key informants. Descriptive statistics and bivariate
relapse model were used to analyses data gathered using standard questionnaires and figurers
from study were examined through concentrated textual analysis. Results reveal that heads of
education level, monthly income, and marital status, ownership of house and having separate
kitchen were found to be significant and positively correlated with the probability of Electric
Injera Mitad and cook stove adoption decision. On contrary, marital status, age and sex head,
room number, family size of Electric Injera Mitad and Cook stove were found not to be
significant and negatively relation with the probability of Electric Injera Mitad/Cook stove
adoption decision. The majority 87 percent of the sampled households adopted electric injera
mitad; and 83 percent of the households adopted cook stove. From this situation the adoption of
Electric injera Mitads and Cook stoves seems to have similar adoption patterns. Furthermore,
providing Access of electric supply in urban settlement and providing within policy and strategy
to the potential users and producers, and availability of Electric Injera Mitad and Cook stove
production sites in close proximity were found to be institutional factors to influence Electric
Injera Mitad and Cook stove adoption. The study recommended that Ethiopian Electric Services
Utility and related government sectors look monthly Electric Payment should cost set providing
service with in policy and strategy proportional, which helps contribute to adoption Electric
Injera Mitad and Cook stove adoption.
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Adoption, Addis Ababa, Cook stove, electric power, Injera mitad,