Journal article
Towards the Development of an Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Non-Communicable Disease in Kerala, India: A Mixed Methods Study
Martin Webber, Jacques Joubert, Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria, Anuja Maria Benny, Lynette Joubert
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | MDPI | Published : 2020
Abstract
In India, cardiovascular disease (CVD), with hypertension as its foremost risk factor, has the highest prevalence rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a rising mortality. Previous research has found a clustering of behavioural and social risks pertaining to NCDs, though the latter are infrequently addressed in public health interventions in India. This paper reaches toward the development of a social intervention to address social determinants of NCD relating to hypertension and diabetes. We used Theory of Change (ToC) as a theoretical approach to programme design. Mixed methods were used, including qualitative interviews with community members (n = 20), Accredited Social Health Acti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative, grant number IND/CONT/G/16-17/74.