Adoption of improved cook stoves by households in informal settlements of , Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa.

Background: This study analyzed the factors affecting the use of improved cook stoves (ICS) in informal settlements of Addis Ababa based on the data generated from 450 households drawn from ( is a local term used to describe the lowest administrative unit of Addis Ababa City Administration, Ethiopia.) 12 of It examined the interactive effect of households' socio-economic backgrounds and energy sources on the adoption of ICS. The data were analyzed using descriptive methods and the multinomial logit model.