Open AccessIntegrating the development agenda with noncommunicable disease prevention in developing countries: a quasi-experimental study on inter-sectoral action and its impact on self-reported salt consumption—the INPARD study
Author(s) -
Isurujith Kongala Liyanage,
Kremlin Wickramasinghe,
Prasad Katulanda,
Ranil Jayawardena,
Indika Karunathilake,
Sharon Friel,
Seenithamby Manoharan,
Ashan Pathirana,
Ajith Alagiyawanna,
Nattashi Ranaweera,
Nick Townsend
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2018.10.19
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , consumption (sociology) , socioeconomic status , non communicable disease , odds , logistic regression , intervention (counseling) , developing country , odds ratio , public health , economic growth , population , nursing , social science , sociology , economics
The determination of behaviours that lead to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as high dietary salt intake, are multifactorial. The prevention of NCDs, including the promotion of healthy dietary choice, including low salt intake, therefore requires multisectoral working. Although the need of a multisectoral approach to risk factor modification has been globally accepted, there is minimal evidence for its application in the real world.