IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v13y2016i2p167-d63000.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

User Perspectives of Characteristics of Improved Cookstoves from a Field Evaluation in Western Kenya

Author

Listed:
  • Jennifer D. Loo

    (Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop C-25, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA)

  • Lirije Hyseni

    (Department of Public Health and Policy, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK)

  • Rosebel Ouda

    (Research Unit, Safe Water and AIDS Project, Kisumu 40100, Kenya)

  • Selline Koske

    (Research Unit, Safe Water and AIDS Project, Kisumu 40100, Kenya)

  • Ronald Nyagol

    (Research Unit, Safe Water and AIDS Project, Kisumu 40100, Kenya)

  • Ibrahim Sadumah

    (Research Unit, Safe Water and AIDS Project, Kisumu 40100, Kenya)

  • Michelle Bashin

    (Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA 94607, USA)

  • Mike Sage

    (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Washington, DC 20006, USA)

  • Nigel Bruce

    (Department of Public Health and Policy, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK)

  • Tamara Pilishvili

    (Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop C-25, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA)

  • Debbi Stanistreet

    (Department of Public Health and Policy, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK)

Abstract

Over half of the world’s population uses biomass fuels; these households cook on open fires indoors, increasing their risk of adverse health effects due to household air pollution (HAP) from biomass combustion. This study evaluated six improved cookstoves (ICS) for effectiveness and acceptability in a rural community in Western Kenya. This paper describes women’s views on each ICS compared to the traditional three-stone fire. Views on stove characteristics, fuel consumption, health effects and acceptability were assessed through structured interviews and focus group discussions. Data were coded and analyzed using a thematic approach. In total, 262 interviews and 11 focus groups were conducted from 43 women. Overall, women preferred the ICS over the traditional three-stone fire for various reasons including ease of use, efficiency, fuel efficiency and perceived reduction in smoke and improved health. However, there were clear preferences for specific ICS with almost half of women preferring a Philips stove. Despite acceptance and use of ICS, women used multiple stoves to meet their daily needs. Qualitative studies are essential to field evaluations to provide insight into user perspectives and acceptability of ICS and to inform research and development of technologies that are both effective in reducing HAP and practical in use.

Suggested Citation

  • Jennifer D. Loo & Lirije Hyseni & Rosebel Ouda & Selline Koske & Ronald Nyagol & Ibrahim Sadumah & Michelle Bashin & Mike Sage & Nigel Bruce & Tamara Pilishvili & Debbi Stanistreet, 2016. "User Perspectives of Characteristics of Improved Cookstoves from a Field Evaluation in Western Kenya," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:2:p:167-:d:63000
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/167/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/167/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ruiz-Mercado, Ilse & Masera, Omar & Zamora, Hilda & Smith, Kirk R., 2011. "Adoption and sustained use of improved cookstoves," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(12), pages 7557-7566.
    2. Evelyn L. Rhodes & Robert Dreibelbis & Elizabeth Klasen & Neha Naithani & Joyce Baliddawa & Diana Menya & Subarna Khatry & Stephanie Levy & James M. Tielsch & J. Jaime Miranda & Caitlin Kennedy & Will, 2014. "Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-17, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mulugeta Tamire & Adamu Addissie & Susann Skovbjerg & Rune Andersson & Mona Lärstad, 2018. "Socio-Cultural Reasons and Community Perceptions Regarding Indoor Cooking Using Biomass Fuel and Traditional Stoves in Rural Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-15, September.
    2. Flores Lanza, Micaela & Leonard, Alycia & Hirmer, Stephanie, 2024. "Geospatial and socioeconomic prediction of value-driven clean cooking uptake," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    3. Grabher, Harald F. & Erb, Karlheinz & Singh, Simron & Haberl, Helmut, 2024. "Household energy systems based on biomass: Tracing material flows from source to service in rural Ethiopia," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    4. Irene Namugenyi & Ståle Navrud & Joachim Scholderer & Sarah Ephrida Tione, 2023. "Do Biomass Technology Innovations Improve Subjective Well-Being? Traditional versus Improved Cookstoves in Uganda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-14, February.
    5. Debbi Stanistreet & Eunice Phillip & Nitya Kumar & Rachel Anderson de Cuevas & Megan Davis & Jessica Langevin & Vincent Jumbe & Aisling Walsh & Sarah Jewitt & Mike Clifford, 2021. "Which Biomass Stove(s) Capable of Reducing Household Air Pollution Are Available to the Poorest Communities Globally?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-13, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jacqueline Hollada & Kendra N. Williams & Catherine H. Miele & David Danz & Steven A. Harvey & William Checkley, 2017. "Perceptions of Improved Biomass and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stoves in Puno, Peru: Implications for Promoting Sustained and Exclusive Adoption of Clean Cooking Technologies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-14, February.
    2. Stephanie L. Martin & Jennifer K. Arney & Lisa M. Mueller & Edward Kumakech & Fiona Walugembe & Emmanuel Mugisha, 2013. "Using Formative Research to Design a Behavior Change Strategy to Increase the Use of Improved Cookstoves in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-19, December.
    3. Avijit Saha & Md. Abdur Razzak & M. Rezwan Khan, 2021. "Electric Cooking Diary in Bangladesh: Energy Requirement, Cost of Cooking Fuel, Prospects, and Challenges," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-15, October.
    4. Bonan, Jacopo & Battiston, Pietro & Bleck, Jaimie & LeMay-Boucher, Philippe & Pareglio, Stefano & Sarr, Bassirou & Tavoni, Massimo, 2021. "Social interaction and technology adoption: Experimental evidence from improved cookstoves in Mali," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    5. Simons, Andrew M. & Beltramo, Theresa & Blalock, Garrick & Levine, David I., 2017. "Using unobtrusive sensors to measure and minimize Hawthorne effects: Evidence from cookstoves," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 68-80.
    6. Jamie Roberman & Theophilus I. Emeto & Oyelola A. Adegboye, 2021. "Adverse Birth Outcomes Due to Exposure to Household Air Pollution from Unclean Cooking Fuel among Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-15, January.
    7. Olabisi, Michael & Tschirley, David L. & Nyange, David & Awokuse, Titus, 2019. "Energy demand substitution from biomass to imported kerosene: Evidence from Tanzania," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 243-252.
    8. Khandelwal, Meena & Hill, Matthew E. & Greenough, Paul & Anthony, Jerry & Quill, Misha & Linderman, Marc & Udaykumar, H.S., 2017. "Why Have Improved Cook-Stove Initiatives in India Failed?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 13-27.
    9. Jewitt, Sarah & Smallman-Raynor, Matthew & K C, Binaya & Robinson, Benjamin & Adhikari, Puspanjali & Evans, Catrin & Karmacharya, Biraj Man & Bolton, Charlotte E. & Hall, Ian P., 2022. "Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 308(C).
    10. Ashraful Alam & Nanda Tawale & Archana Patel & Michael J. Dibley & Sunil Jadhao & Camille Raynes-Greenow, 2016. "Household Air Pollution Intervention Implications: Findings from Qualitative Studies and a Field Trial of Clean Cookstoves in Two Rural Villages in India," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-14, September.
    11. Flores Lanza, Micaela & Leonard, Alycia & Hirmer, Stephanie, 2024. "Geospatial and socioeconomic prediction of value-driven clean cooking uptake," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    12. Elena Ferriz Bosque & Luisa M. Muneta & Gregorio Romero Rey & Berta Suarez & Víctor Berrueta & Alberto Beltrán & Omar Masera, 2021. "Using Design Thinking to Improve Cook Stoves Development in Mexico," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-12, March.
    13. Alexandra L. Bellows & Donna Spiegelman & Shufa Du & Lindsay M. Jaacks, 2020. "The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-14, July.
    14. Lindgren, Samantha, 2024. "Sociocultural determinants of electric cooking in rural Namibia: Recommendations for youth and educational approaches to implementation strategy and policy," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    15. Vanschoenwinkel, Janka & Lizin, Sebastien & Swinnen, Gilbert & Azadi, Hossein & Van Passel, Steven, 2014. "Solar cooking in Senegalese villages: An application of best–worst scaling," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 447-458.
    16. Kumar, Praveen & Kaushalendra Rao, R. & Reddy, N. Hemalatha, 2016. "Sustained uptake of LPG as cleaner cooking fuel in rural India: Role of affordability, accessibility, and awareness," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 4(C), pages 33-37.
    17. Gould, Carlos F. & Urpelainen, Johannes, 2018. "LPG as a clean cooking fuel: Adoption, use, and impact in rural India," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 395-408.
    18. Gould, Carlos F. & Schlesinger, Samuel B. & Molina, Emilio & Bejarano, M. Lorena & Valarezo, Alfredo & Jack, Darby W., 2020. "Household fuel mixes in peri-urban and rural Ecuador: Explaining the context of LPG, patterns of continued firewood use, and the challenges of induction cooking," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    19. Götz Uckert & Frieder Graef & Anja Faße & Ludger Herrmann & Harry Hoffmann & Frederick C. Kahimba & Luitfred Kissoly & Hannes J. König & Christine Lambert & Henry Mahoo & Bashir Makoko & Leon Mrosso &, 2018. "ScalA-FS: expert-based ex-ante assessments of local requirements and success potential of upgrading strategies for improving food security in rural Tanzania," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 10(4), pages 841-858, August.
    20. Johnson, Nathan G. & Bryden, Kenneth M., 2012. "Factors affecting fuelwood consumption in household cookstoves in an isolated rural West African village," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 310-321.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:2:p:167-:d:63000. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.