Reducing salt intake in West Africa

Conditions

Hypertension Circulatory System Hypertension

Underhill LJ, Williams KN, Cordova-Ascona L, Campos K, de Las Fuentes L, Huffman MD, Gittelsohn J, Schechtman KB, Vela-Clavo Z, Tarazona-Meza C, Beres LK, Acevedo PK, Barker A, Rajapakse N, Williams M, Tonwe V, Mody A, Hurtado R, Mendoza JC, Cuentas G, Geng EH, Checkley W, Dávila-Román VG, Hartinger-Peña SM.

2024-11-091 citations

10.1186/s13063-024-08586-9

Preliminary efficacy of a community health worker homebased intervention for the control and management of hypertension in Kiambu County, Kenya- a randomized control trial

Grace Wambura Mbuthia, James Mwangi, Karani Magutah, James Odhiambo Oguta, Kenneth Ngure et al. (6 authors)

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10.1371/journal.pone.0293791

Practical dietary interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease suitable for implementation in primary care: an ADAPTE-guided systematic review of international clinical guidelines.

Le Goff D, Aerts N, Odorico M, Guillou-Landreat M, Perraud G, Bastiaens H, Musinguzi G, Le Reste JY, Barais M.

2023-07-287 citations

10.1186/s12966-023-01463-9

Community-based intervention for blood pressure reduction in Nepal (COBIN trial): study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Neupane D, McLachlan CS, Christensen B, Karki A, Perry HB, Kallestrup P.

2016-06-1824 citations

10.1186/s13063-016-1412-3

Community based lifestyle intervention for blood pressure reduction in children and young adults in developing country: cluster randomised controlled trial.

Jafar TH, Islam M, Hatcher J, Hashmi S, Bux R, Khan A, Poulter N, Badruddin S, Chaturvedi N, Hypertension Research Group.

2010-06-0759 citations

10.1136/bmj.c2641

Interventions

Randomisation in clusters to Control Health Promotion Package or Intervention Health Promotion Package. The intervention cluster of villages will be exposed to a vigorous campaign of nutritional educa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Men and women aged 40 to 75 years in 12 villages in Ashanti.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women 2. Very sick

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Urinary sodium excretion 2. Blood pressure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Iodine excretion	—

Countries

England, Ghana, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed