Table 3 Funded research projects, behaviour change targets and planned interventions. Restrictions; Education; Persuasion; Incentivisation; Coercion; Training; Enablement; Modelling; Environmental restructuring. Guidelines; Environment/social planning; Communication/marketing; Legislation; Service provision; Regulation; Fiscal measures. “Partially” encompasses categories where some elements of a particular intervention characteristic are present, but it was not the dominant feature

IND 7

NHMRC

India-Andhra Pradesh

Improved BP control amongst people at high cardiovascular disease risk

A primary health care mHealth system for use by NPHWs and government primary health care centre doctors

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Communication/ marketing (partially)

• Incentivisation

• Service provision (partially)

• Training

• Enablement

• Environmental restructuring

TZA 3/CAN 3

CIHR, GCC, IDRC, and CSN

Tanzania/Canada

Improved HT control through improved screening, lifestyle changes and medication use

Primary health care intervention involving linkage of primary health care workers and patients via a short message system (SMS) mHealth system, combined with contextually and culturally specific training programmes for health care workers in the two settings

• Education

• Guidelines

• Training

• Environment/social planning

• Persuasion (partially)

• Communication/marketing

• Incentivisation (partially)

• Legislation (partially)

• Enablement (partially)

• Service provision (partially)

• Environmental restructuring (partially)

• Regulation (partially)

COL/MYS 2

CIHR, GCC, IDRC, and CSN

Colombia/Malaysia

Improved BP control through improved screening, lifestyle changes and medication use

Primary health care programme for cardiovascular disease risk assessment, treatment and control involving: (1) simplified algorithms implemented by NPHWs and supported by e-health technologies; (2) initiation of evidence based medications; (3) treatment supports to optimise long-term medication and lifestyle adherence; and (4) macro-policy initiatives to support sustainability

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Environment/social planning

• Training

• Enablement

• Communication/marketing

• Service provision

• Legislation (partially)

KEN 13

NIH (NHLBI)

Kenya

Linking and retaining hypertensive individuals to hypertensive care

A behavioural communication strategy and use of mHealth tools to improve linkage into health care and optimal BP control

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Communication/marketing

• Training

• Service provision

• Enablement

• Environmental restructuring

• Incentivisation (partially)

ARG 14

NIH (NHLBI)

Argentina

Improved BP control amongst hypertensive subjects via improved medication adherence, home monitoring and a lifestyle modification programme

Primary health care intervention comprising provider education, a home-based lifestyle and BP monitoring consultation for patients and their families delivered by NPHWs and a mHealth intervention

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Service provision

• Incentivisation

• Training

• Enablement

• Environmental restructuring

NGA 15

NIH (NINDS)

Nigeria

Empowering patients who have had a stroke to improve their adherence to medicines and recommended health care visits

A new model of care comprising a stroke patient report card, SMS messages from care providers, and in-clinic educational video sessions

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Communication/marketing

ZAF 1

CIHR, GCC, IDRC, and CSN

South Africa—Western Cape/Uganda

Improved control of BP amongst people with HIV

N/A (Observational study)

N/A

N/A

UGA 1

ZAF 5

MRC

South Africa-Mpumalanga

Changing clinic systems and behaviour of health professionals in the clinic

Primary health care intervention in which a clinic based lay health worker will support outreach teams to improve access and quality of care for patients with elevated BP

• Education

• Service provision

• Training

• Enablement

• Environmental restructuring

• Persuasion (partially)

IND 6

NHMRC

India-3 rural regions

Improved control of BP amongst rural-dwelling people with hypertension

Peer group based support incorporating monitoring and education, and a non-physician health care facilitator. Health system and workforce strengthening.

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Environment/social planning

• Incentivisation

• Communication/marketing

• Training

• Service provision

• Enablement

• Guidelines (partially)

• Modelling

• Environmental

• restructuring

IND 8

NHMRC

India/Sri Lanka-fixed dose combination BP-lowering pill

Improve prescriber and patient uptake of BP-lowering medication

Outpatient clinic trial of a low dose 3-in-1 low cost BP-lowering pill compared with usual treatment regimes. 700 patients will be randomised to treatment with a triple low dose BP-lowering medication or routine management of hypertension according to usual practice. Primary outcome is proportion reaching target at 6 months.

• Enablement

• Environmental restructuring

GHA 12

NIH (NHLBI)

Ghana

Improved BP control amongst patients with uncontrolled hypertension who receive care in community-based primary care practices

Comparative effectiveness study of an World Health Organisation package of interventions involving task-shifting to Community Health Nurses versus provision of health insurance coverage

• Education

• Guidelines

• Persuasion

• Environment/social planning

• Incentivisation

• Communication/marketing

• Training

• Service provision

• Enablement

• Regulation

• Modelling

• Environmental restructuring

IND 9

NHMRC

India—national

Reduction in dietary intake of salt and reduction of salt levels in foods and meals through the development of local and national policies for salt reduction

N/A (Observational study)

N/A

• Guidelines

• Communication/marketing

FJI/ WSM 10

NHMRC

Pacific Islands

Reduce salt use

Multi-pronged cross sectoral programmes targeting community-wide salt reduction

• Education

• Guidelines

• Training

• Communication/marketing

• Environmental restructuring

• Regulation

CHN 4

MRC

China

Lowered salt intake in children and their families

A school-based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families

• Restrictions

• Guidelines

• Education

• Environment/social planning

• Persuasion

• Communication /marketing

• Incentivisation

• Service provision (partially)

• Training

• Enablement

• Modelling

• Environmental restructuring

PER 11

NIH (NHLBI)

Peru

Replacing common salt for a potassium-enriched salt (substitute); incorporating and consuming the salt substitute in the usual diet

A community-wide salt substitution programme involving community, community kitchens, and food suppliers

• Education

• Communication/marketing

• Persuasion

• Incentivisation

• Training

• Enablement

• Modelling

• Environmental restructuring

• Restrictions (partially)