Table 2 Key factors affecting households’ stove choice
Stove type | Factors affecting stove choice | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Three-stone stove | 1. Cheap technology to buy | 43 |
2. Widely available stove | 39 | |
3. Well-known stove | 8 | |
4. Lowers the cost of energy | 6 | |
5. Simple/easy to use | 4 | |
Mirt stove | 1. Most subsidized and easy to obtain credit | 33 |
2. Quality and durability of stove | 25 | |
3. Lowers the cost of energy | 21 | |
4. Well-known stove | 11 | |
5. Widely available stove | 10 | |
Lakech stove | 1. Lowers the cost of energy | 25 |
2. Quality and durability of stove | 25 | |
3. Most subsidized and easy to get credit | 19 | |
4. Widely available stove | 16 | |
5. Cheap technology to buy | 16 | |
Electric stove | 1. Clean and health source | 24 |
2. Saves family labor and time | 23 | |
3. Convenient and easy to use | 21 | |
4. Well-known stove | 18 | |
5. Quality and durability of stove | 14 |