Determining the Enablers and Barriers for the Adoption of Clean Cookstoves in the Middle Belt of Ghana—A Qualitative Study

Francis Agbokey, Rebecca Dwommoh, Theresa Tawiah, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Mohammed Nuhu Mujtaba, Daniel Carrion, Martha Ali Abdulai, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kwaku Poku Asante and Darby W. Jack
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Francis Agbokey: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Rebecca Dwommoh: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Theresa Tawiah: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Mohammed Nuhu Mujtaba: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Daniel Carrion: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, New York, NY 10032, USA
Martha Ali Abdulai: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Samuel Afari-Asiedu: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Seth Owusu-Agyei: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Kwaku Poku Asante: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Post Office Box 200, Kintampo, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Darby W. Jack: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, New York, NY 10032, USA

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-12

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.

Keywords: clean cookstove; adoption; enablers; barriers; middle belt; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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