A healthy lifestyle education intervention for metabolic syndrome risk reduction among office workers in Ethiopia: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome among office workers in Ethiopia underscores the urgent need for tailored health interventions. This study aimed to implement a healthy lifestyle education intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and evaluate changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes regarding metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, and risk factors, as well as improvements in healthy lifestyle practices. This 9-month institution-based, single-masked, cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted among bank employees in Bahir Dar. A total of 226 participants were screened based on waist circumference and blood pressure. The intervention was a personalised educational program focused on lifestyle modifications, delivered by health p

SUBMITTER: Bogale SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603086 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature