First author of study, year | Brief name | Study design | Study country | N | Age of participants (years) | Sex | Control group (Y or N) | Pollutant outcome | Health outcome | Follow-up period (post stove installation) | Reported effect of stove usea |
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Before and after studies | |||||||||||
Accinelli, 2014 [17] | Impact of biomass fuel stoves on respiratory and sleep symptoms in children | Before-and-after study | Peru | 82 | <15 | Both | N | NA | Respiratory & sleep symptoms | 2Â years | + when exclusive use of stove |
Castaneda, 2013 [20] | Effect of improved stoves on sleep apnoea in childre | Before-and-after study | Peru | 59 | <15 | Both | N | NA | Sleep symptoms | 1Â year | + |
Clark, 2013 [28] | Impact of cleaner stoves on blood pressure | Before-and-after study | Nicaragua | 74 | Adults | Female | N | CO, PM2.5 | Blood pressure | 9 months – 1 year | + |
Cynthia, 2008 [40] | Reduction of PM and CO as a result of the Patsari cookstove | Before-and-after study | Mexico | 60 households | Adult | Female | N | CO, PM2.5 | NA | 1Â month | + |
Fitzgerald, 2012 [41] | Cookstove interventions in Peru | Before-and-after comparative study | Peru | 57 house-holds:30 (stove 1); 27 (stove 2) | 18 – 45 | Female | N | CO, PM2.5 | NA | 3 weeks | + |
Li, 2011 [29] | Exposure reduction of stove intervention | Before-and-after comparative study | Peru | Program A) 30; Program B) 27 house-holds | 18-45 | Female | N | CO, PM2.5 | Urinary OH-PAH levels | 3Â weeks | + |
Mukhopadhyay 2012 [34] | Exploratory study of cookstoves to inform large-scale interventions | Before-and-after feasibility study | India | 32 house-holds | All | Both: focus on primary cooks | N | CO, PM2.5 | NA | 12Â weeks | NA |
Oluwole, 2013 [42] | Effect of stoves on HAP and respiratory health in Nigeria | Before-and-after pilot study | Nigeria | 59 mother-child pairs | Mother (20–60); child (6–17) | Female & children | N | CO, PM2.5 | Exposure-related health complaints | I year | + |
Pennise, 2009 [43] | Air quality of improved stoves in Ghana and ethanol stove in Ethiopia | Before-and-after comparative study | Ghana and Ethiopia | Ghana: 36 households; Ethiopia 33 households | All | Both | N | CO, PM2.5 | NA | Unclear | + |
Riojas-Rodriguez [44] | Impact of Patsari improved stoves on PAHs and CO (subproject of Romieu et al’s RCT) | Before-and-after study | Mexico | 63 women | Adult | Women | Y | CO, PAH | Measured in Romieu’s 2010 study | 10 months | + |
Singh, 2012 [33] | Mud improved stove in Nepal | Before-and-after study | Nepal | 47 households | All | Primary cooks (mainly female) | N | CO, PM | Exposure-related health questionnaire | 3 & 12Â months | + |
Torres-Dorsal, 2008 [32] | Evaluation of risk reduction program using biomarkers of exposure and effect | Before-and-after study | Mexico | 20 participants | Children (5–17); adult (20–35) | Both | N | COHb | Urinary 1-OHP levels and DNA damage | Unknown | + |
Zuk, 2007 [45] | Impact of improved wood stoves in rural Mexico | Before-and-after study | Mexico | 53 households | All | Both | N | PM2.5 | Â | 2-3 months | + |
Cross-sectional study | |||||||||||
Bruce, 2004 [46] | Impact of improved stoves, house construction & child location on IAP levels | Cross-sectional | Guatemala | 204 house-hold | <1.5 | Both | Y | CO, PM3.5 | NA | 2-3 years | + |
Clark, 2009 [22] | Impact of improved stoves on IAP and health | Cross-sectional | Honduras | 79 | Adult | Female | Y | CO, PM2.5 | Pulmonary function, respiratory symptoms, CRP concentrations | NA | + |
Guarnieri, 2014 [27] | RESPIRE: airway inflammation | Cross-sectional (within RCT) | Guatemala | 45 (19 Ix; 26 control) | Adult | Female | Y | CO, e-CO | Spirometry & induced sputum for cell counts, gene expressions & protein concentrations | 18 – 24 months | + |
Hartinger, 2013 [47] | Chimney stoves compared to traditional open stoves | Cross-sectional (within RCT) | Peru | 93 house-holds (43 Ix; 48 | All | Both | Y | CO, PM2.5 | NA | 7Â months | /unless restricted to full |
Henkle, 2010 [48] | Honduras stove project | Cross-sectional | Honduras | 34 homes | 2-84 | Both: female (56.4Â %) | N | CO, TSP | Respiratory surveys, PEFR | NA | Feasible |
Cohort study | |||||||||||
Chapman, 2005 [49] | Improved stoves impact on COPD | Retrospective cohort study | China | 20,453 | Born 1917-51 | Focus on farmers | Y | NA | COPD diagnosis | Average 12.8Â years | + |
Marketing and campaign | |||||||||||
Joint UNDP [30] | Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) : Niger improved stoves project | Marketing and campaign | Niger | 40,000 stoves sold | All | Focus on women | N | NA | NA | NA | Successful marketing and sale of stoves |
Mixed study design | |||||||||||
McCracken, 2011 [25] | RESPIRE: effect on ST-segment depression on ECG | Before-and-after study & between group comparative study (RCT subsample) | Guatemala | 119 (49 Ix; 70 control) | 38 – 48 | Female | Y | PM2.5 | HRV & ST-segment values | 3 weeks | + |
McCracken, 2007 [24] | RESPIRE: effect of blood pressure | Before-and-after study & between group comparative study (RCT subsample) | Guatemala | 119 (49 Ix; 70 control) | 38 – 48 | Female | Y | PM2.5 | BP | ~300 days | + |
Non-randomised controlled trial | |||||||||||
Albalak, 2001 [50] | PM reductions of improved cook stoves and LPG fuel use | Non-randomised controlled trial | Guatemala | 30 house-holds | All | Both | Y | PM3.5 | NA | 6Â months | + |
Baris, 2007 [51] | A multisectoral intervention program in rural China | Non-randomised controlled trial | China | 5500 house-holds | All | Both | Y | RPM, CO, SO2 | Exposure-related health complaints (e.g., dyspnea, nasal mucous) | 12Â months | + when heating main energy source |
Zhou, 2006 [52] | Community effectiveness of stove and health education in China (same project as Baris,2007) | Community-based non-randomised controlled trial | China | 5500 households | All | Both | Y | RPM, CO & SO2 | Selected health indicators for women and children | 12Â months | + when heating main energy source |