ArticleEnergy research & social science2020
Beyond cost: Exploring fuel choices and the socio-cultural dynamics of liquefied petroleum gas stove adoption in Peru.
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- Fidelity and adherence to a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention: The multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial.Environment international · 2023Trial
- Household Air Pollution Concentrations after Liquefied Petroleum Gas Interventions in Rural Peru: Findings from a One-Year Randomized Controlled Trial Followed by a One-Year Pragmatic Crossover Trial.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Trial
- Acceptability of improved cook stoves-a scoping review of the literature.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Successes and challenges to implementing the Fondo de Inclusión Social Energético LPG access Program in Peru: novel insights from front-end implementers.Energy for sustainable development : the journal of the International Energy Initiative · 2023Article
- Sustained use of liquefied petroleum gas following one year of free fuel and behavioral support in Puno, Peru.Energy for sustainable development : the journal of the International Energy Initiative · 2023Article
- The feasibility and acceptability of clean fuel use among rural households. A pilot study in Central Ghana.Journal of public health in Africa · 2022Article
- "We threw away the stones": a mixed method evaluation of a simple cookstove intervention in Malawi.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
- Exploring smoke: an ethnographic study of air pollution in rural Malawi.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Exploring the impact of a liquefied petroleum gas intervention on time use in rural Peru: A mixed methods study on perceptions, use, and implications of time savings.Environment international · 2020Article
- Use of liquefied petroleum gas in Puno, Peru: Fuel needs under conditions of free fuel and near-exclusive use.Energy for sustainable development : the journal of the International Energy Initiative · 2020Article
- Drivers of the Adoption and Exclusive Use of Clean Fuel for Cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learnings and Policy Considerations from Cameroon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Reducing the burden of household air pollution requires that cleaner fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be used nearly exclusively. However, exclusive adoption has been challenging in low- and middle-income countries. Previous studies have found that economic, social, and cultural barriers often impede adoption. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 22 participants in a research trial where LPG was provided for free in Puno, Peru. We aimed to determine whether social and cultural barriers to LPG use persisted when monetary costs to the household were removed, and what factors influenced exclusive adoption of LPG in a cost-free context. Facilitators of LPG use included: support from study staff, family support, time savings, previous experience with LPG, stove design, ability to use existing pots, smoke reductions, desire for cleanliness, removal of traditional stoves, and perceptions of luck. Barriers to LPG use included: fears of LPG, problems with LPG brands, delays in obtaining LPG refills, social pressure, perceived incompatibility of traditional dishes, perceived inability to use clay pots, separate kitchens for LPG and traditional stoves, designated pots for use on the traditional stove, and lack of heat. However, these barriers did not prevent participants from using LPG nearly exclusively. Results suggest that social and cultural barriers to exclusive LPG use can be overcome when LPG stoves and fuel are provided for free and supplemented with behavioral support. Governments should evaluate the economic feasibility and sustainability of LPG subsidization, considering the potential benefits of exclusive LPG use.
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