Table 2.
Additional randomised control trials (non-RESPIRE studies)
| First author of study, year | Brief name | Study design | Study country | N | Age of partici-pants (years) | Sex | Control group (Y or N) | Pollutant outcome | Health Outcome | Follow-up period (post stove installation | Reported effect of stove use(positive effect (+); negative effect (−); no effect (/)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltramo 2012 [15] | Provision of solar oven + training + education | RCT | Senegal | 790 participants (465 Ix; 325 control) | Mean 23 years | Female | Y | CO | NA | 6 months | / |
| Hanna, 2012 [8] | Household behaviour on the impact of improved cook stoves | RCT (stepped wedge) | India | 2651 house-holds | Unknown | Female | Y | e-CO, proxy PM | Exposure-related health complaints and health checks | 4 years | /after first year |
| Jary, 2014 [31] | Feasibility of RCT of cook stove interventions | Pilot parallel RCT | Malawi | 50 | Adults | Female | Y | e-CO | Symptom burden, oxygen saturation | 7 days | Feasible |
| Romieu, 2009 [36] | Improved biomass stove intervention in rural Mexico | RCT | Mexico | 552 women | Adult | Women | Y | CO, PAH | Respiratory & lung function measurements, blood samples & health questionnaire | 10 months | + |
| Rosa, 2014 [35] | Impact of water filters and improved cook stoves on drinking water and HAP | RCT (parallel household – randomised RCT) | Rwanda | 566 households (HAP sampling in 121 households) | All | Both | Y | PM2.5 | NA | 5 months | + |
CO Carbon Monoxide, e-CO Exhaled CO, PM particular matter, PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Ix intervention group