Effects of a school-based intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among secondary school students: aclusterrandomized, controlled trial

• Main Authors: Amoah, John, Said, Salmiah, Rampal, Lekhraj, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, Ibrahim, Normala, Agyei, Seth Owusu, Asante, Kwaku Poku
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96963/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96963/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259581

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number cause of death worldwide. In Ghana CVD has been the leading cause of death since 2001. The prevalence of CVD risk factors among adolescents in Ghana has been increasing. This study seeks to develop, implement and evaluate the effects of a beh...