Protocol for the implementation and evaluation of a community-based behavior change intervention to reduce dietary salt intake in India.

ABSTRACT: Excess dietary salt intake is well established as a leading cause of high blood pressure and associated cardiovascular disease, yet current salt intake in India is nearly 11 g per day, more than twice World Health Organization maximum recommended intake of 5 g per day. Although dietary survey data from India indicate that the main sources of dietary salt are salt added during cooking at home, and few salt reduction efforts have focused on interventions at the household level. As a result, there is little evidence of the effectiveness of behavior change programs to reduce salt intake at the household level. The study aims to develop and implement a community based behavioral change intervention to reduce salt intake delivered by front line community-based health volunteers; and evaluate the

SUBMITTER: Johnson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903196 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature