Development and piloting of a primary school-based salt reduction programme: Formative work and a process evaluation in rural and urban Malawi

• Main Authors: Nozgechi Phiri (Author), Yvonne Cunningham (Author), Stefan Witek-Mcmanus (Author), McDonald Chabwera (Author), Shekinah Munthali-Mkandawire (Author), Jones Masiye (Author), Albert Saka (Author), Miryam Katundulu (Author), Caroline Chiphinga Mwale (Author), Dalitso Dembo Kang'ombe (Author), Joseph Kimangila (Author), Amelia C. Crampin (Author), Frances S. Mair (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excess salt intake is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Promoting salt reduction as part of routine school-health programming may be a pragmatic way to address this risk factor early in the life course but has not been tested in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Here we describe the...