Acceptability of improved cook stoves-a scoping review of the literature

dc.contributor.authorAdhikari B.
dc.contributor.authorKang S.S.Y.
dc.contributor.authorDahal A.
dc.contributor.authorMshamu S.
dc.contributor.authorDeen J.
dc.contributor.authorPell C.
dc.contributor.authorvon Seidlein L.
dc.contributor.authorKnudsen J.
dc.contributor.authorBøjstrup T.C.
dc.contributor.correspondenceAdhikari B.
dc.contributor.otherMahidol University
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:01:46Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:01:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-07
dc.description.abstractImproved 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.
dc.identifier.citationPLOS Global Public Health Vol.5 No.1 (2025)
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pgph.0004042
dc.identifier.eissn27673375
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85214569627
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/102995
dc.rights.holderSCOPUS
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.titleAcceptability of improved cook stoves-a scoping review of the literature
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.titlePLOS Global Public Health
oaire.citation.volume5
oairecerif.author.affiliationMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
oairecerif.author.affiliationAmsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
oairecerif.author.affiliationAmsterdam Public Health
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of the Philippines Manila
oairecerif.author.affiliationRoyal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
oairecerif.author.affiliationNuffield Department of Medicine
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversiteit van Amsterdam
oairecerif.author.affiliationCSK Research Solutions

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