_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: amani.mkelenga@gmail.com; S. Asian J. Soc. Stud. Econ., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 1-13, 2023 South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 1-13, 2023; Article no.SAJSSE.97328 ISSN: 2581-821X Determinants on the Choice of the Main Source of Cooking Energy by Households in Urban Areas of Tanzania: A Case of Kiwanja Cha Ndege Ward in Morogoro Municipality Victoria Yongolo a , Amani Joseph Mkelenga a* and Innocent Fabiano Mpeta a a Department of Population Studies, Institute of Rural Development Planning, P.O. Box 138, Dodoma, Tanzania. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/SAJSSE/2023/v18i2651 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/97328 Received: 22/01/2023 Accepted: 24/03/2023 Published: 31/03/2023 ABSTRACT The study was carried out at Kiwanja cha Ndege ward in Morogoro Municipality by assessing determinants on the choice of the main source of cooking energy by households. This study employed cross–sectional design and collected quantitative data from primary and secondary sources. A total of 150 respondents were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Primary data were collected from respondents through a structured interview method executed through researcher-administered questionnaires. The study used descriptive statistics, the likelihood ratio Chi-Square test, and binary logistic regression analysis using IBM SPSS statistics Original Research Article