Factors Influencing the Acquisition and Correct and Consistent Use of the Top-Lit Updraft Cookstove in Uganda

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Charcoal stoves (left, metal; center left and center right, ceramic), and three-stone fire stove (right).

Fig. 2 iButton attached to the inside of the handle of a top-lit updraft in Uganda.

Fig. 3 Top-lit updraft stove sales by month (sales tracking data).

Table 1. Observed correct use of the top-lit updraft stove

Observation of correct use of the top-lit updraft stove	First survey (n = 22)	Second survey (n = 29)
The fuel used	22	29
How to load the batch	20	29
How to light the stove	20	29
How to control the fire	20	28
When to harvest the charcoal	20	29

Note. Data collected from household surveys.

Fig. 4 Group stove demonstration.

Fig. 5 Household stove usage over time (Stove Use Monitoring System data). TLUD = top-lit updraft.

Fig. 6 Top-lit updraft (TLUD) stove use by fuel processing intervention (Stove Use Monitoring System data).

Fig. 7 Top-lit updraft firewood seller chopping wood with machete.