Table 1.

Enablers and barriers to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use

	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