Background Among the environmental risk factors, household air pollution exposure from
traditional cooking practices is one of the biggest killers globally, which mainly impacts …

Despite its benefits and espousal in developed counties, the adoption of clean cookstoves is
reportedly low in less developed countries, especially in Sub–Saharan Africa. This …

Background Exposure to household air pollutants released during cooking has been linked
to numerous adverse health outcomes among residents of rural areas in low-income …

Access to clean energy for efficient cooking remains a challenge to most households both in
rural and urban settings. Government and stakeholders in the clean energy sector have …

Background Despite their potential health and social benefits, adoption and use of improved
cookstoves has been low throughout much of the world. Explanations for low adoption rates …

Although decades of dedicated effort have been made on dissemination of improved cook
stoves by governmental and non-governmental organizations in low-income countries, it …

Background Household air pollution from biomass fuels burning in traditional cookstoves
currently appeared as one of the most serious threats to public health with a recent burden …

This study was conducted to assess the determinants of households' decision for adoption of
improved cook stoves (ICS), the performance of the stoves under real kitchen conditions and …

The adoption and usage of improved cookstoves have been promoted in the Global South to
mitigate the adverse effects of relying on solid biomass for cooking. However, the uptake …

This paper studies a topic in the triangle of environment, development and health—the
effectiveness of the improved cooking solution. While a range of improved cook-stoves (ICS) …