Improved cook-stoves and environmental and health outcomes: Lessons from Cross River State, Nigeria

RU Onyeneke, CA Nwajiuba, J Munonye… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
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) …

A strategy to increase adoption of locally-produced, ceramic cookstoves in rural Kenyan households

BJ Silk, I Sadumah, MK Patel, V Were, B Person… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
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 …

Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions

R Mukhopadhyay, S Sambandam, A Pillarisetti… - Global health …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In India, approximately 66% of households rely on dung or woody biomass as
fuels for cooking. These fuels are burned under inefficient conditions, leading to household …

Household air pollution intervention implications: findings from qualitative studies and a field trial of clean cookstoves in two rural villages in India

A Alam, N Tawale, A Patel, MJ Dibley… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Exposure to household air pollution is estimated to be the 3rd largest contributor to the
global burden of disease and the largest contributor in South Asia. Unacceptability of …

“It Is Good for My Family's Health and Cooks Food in a Way That My Heart Loves”: Qualitative Findings and Implications for Scaling Up an Improved Cookstove …

B Person, JD Loo, M Owuor, L Ogange… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The use of indoor, three-stone fire pits in resource–poor countries is a substantial burden on
human health and the environment. We conducted a pilot intervention promoting the …

Determining the enablers and barriers for the adoption of clean cookstoves in the middle belt of Ghana—a qualitative study

F Agbokey, R Dwommoh, T Tawiah… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Household cooking fuel choice and adoption of improved cookstoves in developing countries: a review

S Malla, GR Timilsina - World Bank Policy Research Working …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Improving access to affordable and reliable energy services for cooking is essential for
developing countries in reducing adverse human health and environmental impacts hitherto …

[PDF][PDF] Potential and prospects of improved cookstoves (ICS) in Zimbabwe

T Makonese, G Chikowore… - domestic use of energy …, 2011 - ujcontent.uj.ac.za
In Zimbabwe, alternatives to grid electricity are being sought in the light of limited electricity
supply and under-performance of major electricity generation plants following the economic …

Impact of adoption of improved cook‐stove on different components of household welfare in rural communities in Nigeria: The case of Save80 cook‐stove in Kaduna

RU Onyeneke, CU Nwajiuba, CJ Mmagu… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The article analyzed the impact of an improved cook‐stove (Save80) on several household
level outcomes, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Given the high local population dependence upon …

Using formative research to design a behavior change strategy to increase the use of improved cookstoves in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda

SL Martin, JK Arney, LM Mueller, E Kumakech… - International Journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Household air pollution from cooking with biomass fuels negatively impacts maternal and
child health and the environment, and contributes to the global burden of disease. In …