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Title: Determining the Enablers and Barriers for the Adoption of Clean Cookstoves in the Middle Belt of Ghana-A Qualitative Study.

Authors: Agbokey, Francis; Dwommoh, Rebecca; Tawiah, Theresa; Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi; Mujtaba, Mohammed Nuhu; Carrion, Daniel; Ali Abdulai, Martha; Afari-Asiedu, Samuel; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Asante, Kwaku Poku; Jack, Darby W

Published In Int J Environ Res Public Health, (2019 Apr 04)

Abstract: Despite its benefits and espousal in developed counties, the adoption of clean cookstoves is reportedly low in less developed countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative study aimed at exploring and documenting the enablers and barriers for adoption of clean cookstove in the middle belt of Ghana. The findings showed convenience of clean cookstove use, reduced firewood usage, less smoke emission and associated health problems resulting from indoor air pollution and time for firewood gathering and cooking, good smell and taste of food as enabling factors for clean cookstove adoption. Factors such as safety, financial constraint (cost), non-availability of spare parts on the open market to replace faulty stove accessories, stove size and household size were the potential barriers to clean cookstove adoption. These findings help us to understand the factors promoting and inhibiting the adoption of clean cook stoves, especially in rural settings.

PubMed ID: 30987276 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Air Pollution, Indoor/prevention & control*; Air Pollution, Indoor/statistics & numerical data; Cooking/instrumentation*; Cooking/methods; Ghana; Household Articles/standards*; Humans; Personal Satisfaction; Qualitative Research; Rural Population; Smoke/prevention & control*

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