An interventional study of Community-based health promotion programme in COVID 19, Noncommunicable Diseases and Obesity, Abdominal, sponsored by The Foundation for Health Promotion. Completed at 1 site in Sri Lanka. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10.
Sponsored by The Foundation for Health Promotion · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study evaluated a community health promotion programme, funded by the World Health Organization Sri Lanka Country Office, that addressed COVID-19 prevention and household non-communicable disease (NCD) risk together in six rural villages of Alawwa Divisional Secretariat, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka, between December 2020 and April 2021. Community groups followed a four-step community-based health promotion process and co-designed three monitoring tools (the Corona Calendar, the Kussi [kitchen] Calendar and the Happiness Calendar). The study describes self-rated household NCD risk before and after initial sessions, baseline waist circumference and kitchen dietary risk, practices reported by families at programme end, and community members' experiences.
Seven initial sessions (one in each of six villages and one with a children's group; 246 participants) were followed by 17 follow-up contacts by health promotion facilitators through home visits, telephone and social media. The programme followed four steps: identifying prevention of COVID-19 spread as a collective goal; understanding the determinants of COVID-19 spread and NCD risk; identifying and prioritising actions; and implementing and monitoring actions using indicators agreed with the community.
Data were recorded in aggregated, village-level form: session-mean self-ratings of household NCD risk (0 to 10, 10 = highest risk) at the start and end of the initial session; baseline waist circumference classified against South Asian cut-off points; household kitchen risk classified by the Kussi Calendar (oil, sugar, salt and rice); and counts of families and community members reporting practices at programme end, obtained by telephone and a group discussion. Audio-recorded group discussions in Sinhala were translated into English and analysed thematically.
The study was single-arm with no comparison group, and all analyses were descriptive.
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Community members of six villages and a children's group who took part in the initial sessions and community groups.
Behavioral: Community-based health promotion programme
Initial session on COVID-19 transmission and prevention, the link between NCDs and severe COVID-19, NCD risk factors, family happiness and home gardening; formation of community groups; follow-up contacts by health promotion facilitators; and community co-designed monitoring tools (Corona, Kussi and Happiness Calendars), following a four-step community-based health promotion process.
Self-rated household NCD risk
Session-mean rating by participants of the risk of non-communicable diseases in their own home on a scale of 0 (lowest risk) to 10 (highest risk), recorded at the start and end of the initial session.
Time frame: Day 1 (immediately before and immediately after the initial session)
Proportion of active families reporting COVID-19 preventive practices
Number of active families reporting a household handwashing place, removing slippers or changing clothes before entering the house, as a proportion of active families in each village.
Time frame: Up to 5 months (end of programme)
Proportion of active families reporting dietary changes
Number of active families reporting reduced consumption of oil, sugar, salt, flour or junk food, or checking E-numbers on packaged food, as a proportion of active families in each village.
Time frame: Up to 5 months (end of programme)
Community members reporting weight reduction
Number of community members who monitored their weight and reported a reduction.
Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to 5 months (end of programme)
Waist circumference above cut-off
Proportion of participants with waist circumference above the cut-off (women more than 80 cm; men more than 90 cm).
Time frame: Baseline
Household kitchen NCD risk classification
Proportion of households classified red, orange or green by the Kussi Calendar according to consumption of oil, sugar, salt and rice against household-agreed levels.
Time frame: Baseline
Plan to share: No — Only aggregated, village-level data were recorded during the programme; no individual-level participant data exist to share.
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