Table 3 Characteristics of air quality intervention studies

Alexander D, et al. 2013

Bolivia

31 household

Intervention study (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves with chimney (Yanalo Cookstoves)

12

Air quality, health

Burwen J and Levine DI; 2012

Ghana

768 household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves with chimney (n = 402)

C: Traditional biomass stoves (usual practice) (n = 366)

2

Air quality, health, stove usages

Chengappa C, et al. 2007

India

60, household

Paired, before and after study

I: improved cook stoves (Sukhad)

12

Air quality

Clark LM, et al. 2009

Honduras

79 participants, mean age 43.2 years, household,

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves with chimney (n = 38)

C: Traditional cook stoves (n = 41)

3

Air quality, health

Chowdhury Z et al. 2012

China

30 household

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved stoves along with biogas burners and solar heaters

2

Air quality

Commodore AA, et al. 2013

Peru

84 participants household

Community-RCT (C-RCT)

I: Improved cook stoves (OPTIMA) (n = 39)

C: Traditional biomass stove, NGO Stoves, self-improved stove (n = 45)

3

Air quality, health

Cynthia AA, et al. 2008

Mexico

34 households,

Randomised trial

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 60)

1

Air quality

Diaz E, et al. 2008

Guatemala

180 women, mean age 27.8 years, household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves with chimney (Plancha) (n = 89)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = 91)

26

Air quality, health

Diaz E, et al. 2007

Guatemala

504 women, 27.7 years, household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves with chimney (Plancha) (n = 259)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = 245)

18

Air quality, health

Dohoo C, et al. 2012

Kenya

62 women, household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Biogas (n = 31)

C: Traditional biomass stove (n = 31

2

Health

Ezzati M, et al. 2000

Kenya

38 households

Intervention study

I: Improved cook stoves

1

Air quality

Fitzgerald C, et al. 2012

Peru

57 participants, mean age 33 years, household

Intervention study (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 26 for PM2.5 and 25 for CO)

5

Air quality

Garfi M, et al. 2012

Peru

12 households

Intervention study

I: Low-cost tabular biogas digester

NR

Food production, air quality

Harris SA, et al. 2010

Guatemala

4000, household

Intervention study (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice)

48

Health

Hartinger SM, et al. 2012

Peru

115 households, household,

Intervention study (pre and post)

I: Multiple intervention; improved cook stoves, solar water disinfection and hand hygiene

5

Air quality, hygiene and sanitation, health

Jary HR, et al. 2014

Malawi

51 Women, mean age 38.1 years, households

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 25)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = 26)

2

Air quality, health

Katwal H, Bohara AK; 2009

Nepal

461 households

Intervention study

I: Biogas digester

NR

Air quality, health, Food production

Khushk WA, et al. 2005

Pakistan

159 women, mean age 43.27 (I) and 36.18 (C) years, household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 45)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = 114)

2

Air quality, health

Li Z, et al. 2011

Peru

57 households, participants aged 18–45 years, household

Intervention study (pre and post)

I : Improved cooking stove with chimney

3 weeks

Air quality

McCracken JP, et al. 1998

Guatemala

11, household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 6)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = 5)

NR

Air quality

McCracken JP, et al. 2011

Guatemala

534 Households

RCT

I: Improved stove with Chimney (n = 49)

C: Traditional open fire stoves (n = 70)

16

Air quality, health

Mukhopadhyay R, et al. 2012

India

32 women, mean age 32 years, household

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves

C: Traditional open fire biomass stove (usual practice)

3

Air quality, acceptability and usage

Ochieng CA, et al. 2012

Kenya

104 Women, household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Improved stoves without chimney (n = 49)

C: Traditional stoves (n = 45)

6

Air quality

Oluwole O, et al. 2013

Nigeria

59 participants, mothers 43 years and children 13 years, household

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved stoves

12

Air quality, health

Pandey MR, et al. 1990

Nepal

20 households

Intervention study

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 20)

5

Air quality

Riojas-Rodriguez, et al. 2011

Mexico

47 women, mean age 28 years, household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves fitted with chimney (Patsari stoves) (n = 30)

C: Traditional stoves (n = 17)

12

Air quality

Romieu I, et al. 2009

Mexico

528 women, mean age 26.3 (I) and 25.5 (C) years, household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves fitted with chimney (Patsari stoves) (n = 273)

C: Traditional stoves (n = 255)

10

Health

Schilmann A, et al. 2014

Mexico

559 children <4 years, household

RCT

I: Improved cook stoves fitted with chimney (Patsari stoves) (n = 287)

C: Traditional stoves (n = 272)

10

Health

Singh A, et al. 2012

Nepal

47 households, all aged participants

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved mud stoves

12

Air quality, health

Singh S, et al. 2014

India

75 household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Improved stoves

C: Traditional stoves

2

Air quality

Smith KR, et al. 2011

Guatemala

534 households, participants aged <4 months at baseline

RCT

I: Improved wood stove with chimney (n = 265)

C: Open wood fires (n = 253)

14

Health

Wafula EM, et al. 2000

Kenya

400 households, women aged 15–60 years and children <5 years

Intervention study (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves (n = 200)

C: Traditional three-stone stoves (n = 200)

120

Health

Zhou Y, et al. 2014

China

996 participants, aged > 40 years, household

CSS (comparison between 2 groups)

I: Biogas digester and improved kitchen ventilation (n = 740)

C: Traditional biomass stove (usual practice) (n = NR)

108

Air quality, health

Zuk M, et al. 2007

Mexico

53 household

CSS (pre and post)

I: Improved cook stoves (Patsari stoves)

5

Air quality