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- Bipin Adhikari
- Sophie Suh Young Kang
- Aaryan Dahal
- Salum Mshamu
- Jacqueline Deen
- Christopher Pell
- Lorenz von Seidlein
- Jakob Knudsen
- Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup
Abstract
Improved cooking stoves (ICS) are intended to reduce indoor air pollution and the inefficient use of fuel yet there is often reticence to shift permanently to ICS. Drawing on a scoping review, this article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of factors affecting the acceptability of ICS. A scoping review was carried out using a systematic search strategy of literature. All articles identified in three major databases that included Pubmed/Medline, Scopus and Web of Science underwent screening followed by content analysis to generate major and minor themes using a structured social level analysis. The analysis identified factors at micro, meso, and macro-social levels that potentially contribute to an adoption of an improved cooking stove (ICS). The findings from the review were discussed and refined among a group of experts identified based on their prior academic or commercial contributions related to ICS. Adoption of ICS was dependent on functional outputs (e.g. cleanliness, and cooking efficiency) while meeting local social and cultural demands (e.g. cooking large meals, traditional meals, and taste). Health and cost benefits played an important role in the adoption and sustained use of ICS. The adoption of ICS was enabled by use among neighbors and other community members. Sustained use of ICS depended on fuel supply, fuel security and policies promoting its use. Policies offering subsidies in support of supply-chain garnered institutional trust among community members and resulted in the sustained use of ICS. In addition to design attributes of ICS that could meet both scientific and social demands, policies supporting promotion of clean energy, subsidies and supplies can substantially enhance the adoption of ICS.
Suggested Citation
Bipin Adhikari & Sophie Suh Young Kang & Aaryan Dahal & Salum Mshamu & Jacqueline Deen & Christopher Pell & Lorenz von Seidlein & Jakob Knudsen & Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup, 2025.
"Acceptability of improved cook stoves-a scoping review of the literature,"
PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(1), pages 1-21, January.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pgph00:0004042
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004042
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