Community Interventions for Health Kerala, India K R Thankappan MD,MPH For the CIH Team Kerala, India Professor and Head Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
Kerala, India Source: Kerala
3 Chirayinkeezhu Control/Delayed Intervention Athiyannur Intervention Intervention and control areas in Kerala
Prevalence of NCD risk factors in Kerala (15-64 years) NCD Risk factors Urban (%)Rural (%) MenWomenTotalMenWomenTotal Hypertension Diabetes Abdominal obesity Tobacco use (Any form) = JNC 7 Criteria 2= Fasting blood glucose >= 7mmol/l 3= >=90 cm in men and >=85 cm in women Thankappan K R et al. Indian J Med Res 2010;131: 53-63
The CIH team in India