Improved cookstoves to reduce household air pollution exposure in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of intervention studies

E Phillip, J Langevin, M Davis, N Kumar, A Walsh… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Household air pollution (HAP), primarily from biomass fuels used for cooking, is associated
with adverse health outcomes and premature mortality. It affects almost half of the world's …

[HTML][HTML] Is methanol a clean, efficient, healthy and safe cooking solution for Africa? Experiences of benefits, challenges and prospects for diffusion

D Kimemia, A Van Niekerk - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2024 - Elsevier
An estimated 970 million Africans lack access to clean cooking and largely depend on the
combustion of unprocessed biomass and low-grade kerosene in leaky stoves. Many people …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of the sustained use of household clean fuels and technologies: Lessons from Vihiga county, Kenya

C Ang'u, NJ Muthama, MA Mutuku, MH M'IKiugu - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy for household application is currently a top priority in developing
countries with clean modern energy sources dominating the energy policy agenda …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond cooking: an energy services perspective on household energy use in low and middle income countries

HF Grabher, H Rau, ST Ledermann, H Haberl - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
More than three billion people depend on solid fuels for household energy, especially in
rural areas of low and lower-middle income countries (LIC/LMIC). Rural households in …

Biomass-fuelled improved cookstove intervention to prevent household air pollution in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial

MM Adane, GD Alene, ST Mereta - Environmental health and preventive …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Health risk perceptions of household air pollution and perceived benefits of improved stoves among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: a mixed method study

D Habtamu, B Abebe, T Seid - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Since community perceptions of the risk of biomass smoke and the benefits of
improved stoves play a critical role in behaviour change to the uptake and sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring lessons from five years of biochar-producing cookstoves in the Kagera region, Tanzania

A Eltigani, A Olsson, A Krause, B Ernest… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar-producing cookstoves can supply fuel-efficient heat for cooking in developing
countries. The produced biochar can be used as a soil amendment, providing a range of …

Place of food cooking is associated with acute respiratory infection among under-five children in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2005–2016 Ethiopian Demographic …

A Geremew, S Gebremedhin, Y Mulugeta… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Globally, acute respiratory infections are among the leading causes of under-
five child mortality, especially in lower-income countries; it is associated with indoor …

Using mixed methods and community participation to explore household and ambient air pollution practices in a rural community in Malawi

E Phillip, RM Conroy, A Walsh, V Jumbe, S Jewitt… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Aim Globally, household and ambient air pollution (HAAP) accounts for almost 7 million
premature deaths each year. Over half of these are from incomplete biomass fuel …

Effect of improved cookstove intervention on childhood acute lower respiratory infection in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

MM Adane, GD Alene, ST Mereta, KL Wanyonyi - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Household air pollution exposure is linked with over 3.5 million premature
deaths every year, ranking highest among environmental risk factors globally. Children are …