Efficacy of Counselling for the Prevention of Hypertension (ECoPH)

Investigators will develop 6 leaflets and 24-SMSs containing messages on the burden of hypertension, consequences, and the benefits of preventing of hypertension, and the healthy practices for preventing hypertension, tobacco, physical inactivity, dietary salt intake, inadequate fruits and vegetables, overweight and obesity, and the use of trans fat. It will be written in plain and simple Bengali. Leaflets will be received by CG-1, CG-3, IG-1 and IG-3. 24-SMSs. Face-to-face counselling (approximately 20 min/session). A total of 20 sessions (1 cycle) will be provided. The session will be repeated if the cycle is over.

"Participants will receive 6 leaflets containing messages on the burden of hypertension, consequences, and benefits of prevention of hypertension, and the healthy practices for preventing hypertension.~Participants will receive 24 SMSs containing the burden of hypertension, consequences, and benefits of prevention of hypertension, and the healthy practices for preventing hypertension.~And additionally receive a dummy counselling of 5 to 10 minutes informal discussion with the participants, which will not include any health messages that will be received by the participants of the intervention group."

Participants will only receive a dummy counselling of 5 to 10 minutes informal discussion with the participants, which will not include any health messages that will be received by the participants of the intervention group.