Finding F-0938

“Use of the improved stove only vs. stove stacking was associated with 28% reduction in mean CO.”

Pilishvili et al. Effectiveness of Six Improved Cookstoves in Reducing Household Air Pollution and Their Acceptability in Rural Western Kenya (2016). PloS one. Page 8. CKB 7152

Structure

Source: Biomass fuel
Factor: Carbon monoxide (CO)
Intervention: Improved cookstoves
Setting: kitchen, KE
Study design: study of six improved cookstoves in rural western Kenya: 48-hour kitchen carbon monoxide and PM2.5 measured with the traditional three-stone fire as the reference, with fuel weighing, stove-use monitoring and an acceptability survey (class 3)
Effect: difference 28
Averaging time: 48 h
Caveat: stove stacking is what decides whether an improved stove helps

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