Health literacy for management and control of hypertension: a participatory action intervention in a village of Chandigarh

Health Literacy (HL) can help improve screening, treatment compliance and outcomes of chronic conditions, like hypertension, which is on the rise in Indian populations. A people’s centered approach to increase health literacy levels is required. Thus, our research aims to develop and implement such intervention to use and improve HL of residents of a village and thereafter measuring its effectiveness in building their capacity for managing and controlling hypertension. A mixed method design will be followed, where the intervention follows proceeding/ repeated cycles of participatory action research (PAR) including planning, action, observation and reflection on the basis of needs and gaps identification of the selected community through qualitative and quantitative baseline data collection.