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DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
A package of community based salt reduction interventions for home cooks and family members to gain knowledge of and develop skills in salt reduction has been developedThese interventions were feasible and effective in improving salt reduction behaviours and reducing urinary sodium excretion and blood pressureThis intervention package has the potential to be scaled up to larger areas so as to help in the prevention of cardiovascular diseasesWe thank all the participants who were involved in the research. We are grateful to the staff from local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the primary healthcare centres for contributing to the data collection. We extend our gratitude to Xiao Hu and Yibing Yang for their help with the quality control of baseline assessment.Extra material supplied by authorsWeb appendix: Supplementary materialsContributors: PZ, XZ, JW, YL, JM, FJH, and GAM designed the study, developed the protocol, and were involved in the interpretation of the results. WY, YG, DJ, YD, FG, SY, XZ, DS, and YL were responsible for the onsite field investigation and participated in monitoring and supervision of data collection. DS, XZ, and JS were involved in the statistical analysis of the study. XZ and DS drafted the manuscript, and all authors commented on and contributed to the final version. JW and PZ received the funding and are the guarantors. PZ is the co-corresponding author and can be reached at zpuhong@georgeinstitute.org.cn. The corresponding authors attest that all listed authors meet authorship criteria and that no others meeting the criteria have been omitted.Funding: This research was funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (16/136/77) using UK aid from the UK government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Institute for Health Research or the UK Department of Health and Social Care. The funders had no role in considering the study design; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication.Competing interests: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at The lead authors (the manuscript’s guarantors) affirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.Dissemination to participants and related patient and public communities: Once the study has been published, provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, county level Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, primary healthcare centres, and participants will be informed of the results via newsletters, WeChat, and website updates.Provenance and peer review: Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.