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ArticleNutrients2023

Awareness and Availability of Low Sodium Iodized Salt: Results from Formative Research of Promoting Uptake of Low SodiUm Iodized Salt by Rural and Urban HousehoLds in India-The PLURAL Study.

Reena Sehgal, Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Rajesh Khatkar, Shiva Prasad Konkati, Prashant Jarhyan, Manika Sharma, Nicole Ide, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Sailesh Mohan

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Reena SehgalPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.
Nikhil Srinivasapura VenkateshmurthyPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4037-6371
Rajesh KhatkarPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.
Shiva Prasad KonkatiCentre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi 110016, India.
Prashant JarhyanPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.
Manika SharmaResolve to Save Lives, New York, NY 10004, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2841-8113
Nicole IdeResolve to Save Lives, New York, NY 10004, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4799-6688
Dorairaj PrabhakaranPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.
Sailesh MohanPublic Health Foundation of India, New Delhi 110030, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1853-3596
Public Health Foundation of India · INCentre for Chronic Disease Control · INDeakin University · AULondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

Resolve to Save Lives RTSL
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dietary sodium intake is high among adults in India. Use of low sodium iodized salt (LSIS) can help reduce sodium intake. However, contextually relevant and culturally appropriate interventions to promote LSIS uptake in India have not been developed and implemented. We carried out formative research to inform an intervention to promote uptake of LSIS among rural and urban households in north (Sonipat district) and south (Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts) India. Sixty-two in-depth interviews of six focus groups were held with a range of stakeholders-consumers, retailers and influencers. Participant views on availability, affordability, taste and safety of LSIS, along with views on hypertension, its risk factors and potential intervention design and delivery strategies were elicited. Thematic analysis of the data was carried out. While the awareness of hypertension and its risk factors was high among the participants, awareness of LSIS was low. There was also low demand for, and availability of, LSIS. Since cost of LSIS was higher than regular salt, participants preferred that a subsidy be provided to offset the cost. Based on these findings, an intervention to promote the uptake of LSIS was implemented by project staff using various educational materials such as posters, pamphlets and short videos.

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HypertensionIodineSodium Chloride, DietaryAdultHumansIndiaSodiumIodineiodized saltSodiumSodium Chloride, DietaryhypertensionIndialow sodium salt substitutesodium

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PMID38201960
PMCPMC10781031
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