Maximizing the benefits of improved cookstoves: moving from acquisition to correct and consistent use

Anita Shankar; Michael Johnson; Ethan Kay; Raj Pannu; Theresa Beltramo; Elisa Derby; Stephen Harrell; Curt Davis; Helen Petach

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00060

Maximizing the benefits of improved cookstoves: moving from acquisition to correct and consistent use

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2014 Jul 22;2(3):268-74. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00060. eCollection 2014 Aug.

Authors

Anita Shankar¹, Michael Johnson², Ethan Kay³, Raj Pannu⁴, Theresa Beltramo⁵, Elisa Derby⁶, Stephen Harrell⁵, Curt Davis⁷, Helen Petach⁸

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Global Clean Air , Baltimore, MD , USA.
² Berkeley Air Monitoring Group , Berkeley, CA , USA.
³ BioLite , New York, NY , USA.
⁴ Emergence, Inc , New York, NY , USA.
⁵ Impact Carbon , San Francisco, CA , USA.
⁶ Winrock International , Arlington, VA , USA.
⁷ University of Delaware , Newark, DE , USA.
⁸ United States Agency for International Development , Washington, DC , USA.

Abstract

The adoption of clean cooking technologies goes beyond mere product acquisition and requires attention to issues of cooking traditions, user engagement, gender dynamics, culture, and religion to effect correct and consistent use.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Air Pollution, Indoor / prevention & control*
Cooking / instrumentation*
Developing Countries
Equipment Design
Household Articles / instrumentation*
Humans
Marketing / methods