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Table 1 Enablers and barriers to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use

From: Designing a behavioral intervention using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework to promote gas stove use in rural Guatemala: a formative research study

 

Enabler

Barrier

Enabler or barrier

Free gathered wood

 

X

 

Affordable wood delivered to home

 

X

 

Shame of being different than neighbors if own new stove

 

X

 

Worried neighbors will envy them if own new stove

 

X

 

Plancha stove meets most cooking demands

 

X

 

Plancha heats the room, providing warmth

 

X

 

Older women are accustomed to using the plancha and afraid of gas

 

X

 

Older women are afraid of gas

 

X

 

Inorganic refuse needs to be burned in outdoor open fires

 

X

 

Animal food needs long cooking times over open fire to not “waste gas”

 

X

 

Difficult to access gas tank refills

 

X

 

Explosion danger from gas stove

 

X

 

Newly married women are financially constrained

 

X

 

Younger women are not the decision-makers in the household

 

X

 

Uncured or wet wood during rainy season is smoky

X

  

During cold weather windows are closed, increasing smoke

X

  

Burn danger to child if near open fire

X

  

Knowledge about climate change

X

  

Knowledge about health impacts of breathing smoke

X

  

Clean kitchens, cooking pots and clothes

X

  

Young women want to be “modern” and use gas stoves

X

  

Cost of wood versus gas fuel is unknown

  

X

Men provide money for stove repair costs

  

X

Men are in charge of constructing doors/windows/kitchens

  

X

Smoldering fire is bothersome, but people learn to adapt

  

X