Cooking Technologies, Energy Poverty and Health Outcomes: Pathways to Sustainable Household Energy Transitions

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Using data from the 2023 Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) survey, comprising 10,746 households, the research applies a binomial probit regression to assess how different cooking technologies affect health outcomes, including visual impairment, hearing loss, and movement difficulty. The findings indicate that using gas cookers mitigates the probability of visual impairment by 0.5% points in comparison with kerosene stoves. On the other hand, cooking with charcoal increases the likelihood by 0.5% points. Households using electric cookers, kerosene stoves, or charcoal/wood for cooking have reduced probabilities of experiencing movement difficulties by 1.2, 1.3, and 10% points, respectively. However, using a gas cooker increases the likelihood of mobility difficulties by 1.6% points compared to other cooking methods. These findings were further robust-checked using Firth’s bias-corrected logit regression models, confirming the robustness of the results. The study underscores the health risks associated with unclean cooking energies and indoor air pollution. By focusing on public health and environmental sustainability, it sheds light on the dangers posed by traditional cooking methods. It underscores the need for sustainable energy solutions in energy-deprived communities. Cooking technologies energy poverty energy solution indoor air pollution sustainable development Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 28 Nov, 2025 Reviews received at journal 17 Nov, 2025 Reviews received at journal 15 Nov, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 07 Nov, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 05 Nov, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 05 Nov, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 29 Oct, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 27 Oct, 2025 First submitted to journal 19 Oct, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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