Table 2.
LPG stove adoption and fuel use patterns among 375 representative households in Puno, Peru.
| Any stove use | Total | FISE Beneficiaries | Non-FISE Beneficiaries | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currently uses LPG stove, n(%) | 255/375 (68.0) | 218/226 (96.5) | 37/149 (24.8) | <0.001 |
| Currently uses traditional open fire stove | 361/375 (96.3) | 215/226 (95.1) | 146/149 (98.0) | 0.15 |
| Currently uses improved biomass cookstove* | 3/375 (0.8) | 2/226 (0.9) | 1/149 (0.7) | 0.82 |
| Uses LPG stove exclusively, n(%) | 13/375 (3.5) | 10/226 (4.4) | 3/149 (2.0) | 0.21 |
| Adopted LPG after FISE | 210/226 (92.9) | |||
| Additional fuel use | ||||
| Wood | 201/375 (53.6) | 132/226 (58.4) | 69/149 (46.3) | 0.02 |
| Dung | 344/375 (91.7) | 204/226 (90.3) | 140/149 (94.0) | 0.20 |
| Crop waste | 142/375 (37.9) | 65/226 (28.8) | 77/149 (51.7) | <0.001 |
| Kerosene | 6/375 (1.6) | 1/226 (0.4) | 5/149 (3.4) | 0.03 |
| Alcohol | 21/375 (5.6) | 11/226 (4.9) | 10/149 (6.7) | 0.45 |
| Charcoal | 1/375 (0.3) | 0/226 (0.0) | 1/149 (0.7) | 0.40 |
| Fuel Use Patterns | ||||
| No. of LPG cylinders used per month among LPG users, mean(SD) | 1.1 (0.4) n=256 | 1.1 (0.4) n=219 | 1.1 (0.4) n=37 | 0.91 |
| % of weekly meals cooked on LPG stove on average among LPG users | 60.6 (25.9) n=256 | 61.2 (25.5) n=219 | 57.6 (28.5) n=37 | 0.43 |
| Cooks for animals | 277/373 (74.3) | 171/225 (76.0) | 106/148 (71.6) | 0.91 |
*
Biomass-burning cookstove manufactured for improved combustion efficiency.