Affiliation:
1. India Field Epidemiology Training Program Indian Council of Medical Research ‐ National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) Chennai India
2. Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh Agra India
3. Division of Noncommunicable Diseases Indian Council of Medical Research ‐ National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) Chennai India
4. Indian Council of Medical Research New Delhi India
5. Division of Epidemiology ‐ Cancer Registry Indian Council of Medical Research – National Center for Disease Informatics and Research Bengaluru India
6. Eduardo Mondlane University Maputo Mozambique
Abstract
AbstractWe conducted a pre‐post intervention study to determine knowledge, attitude, and practice toward dietary salt intake before, immediately, and 1‐month after nurse‐led one‐on‐one counseling. We purposively selected three public health facilities in Agra, India, and enrolled all eligible hypertensive patients aged 18–60 under treatment for ≥6 months. Of the 153 patients at the 1‐month follow‐up, counseling improved knowledge (4% vs. 42%, p < .001), a greater prioritization of a low salt diet (34% vs. 52%, p < .001), and practice of adding less salt to the dough (48% to 41%, p < .001). The counseling intervention improved knowledge, attitude, and practice toward dietary salt intake.