Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Salt and Assessment of Dietary Salt and Fat Intake among University of Sharjah Students

Ismail, Leila Cheikh; Hashim, Mona; Jarrar, Amjad H.; Mohamad, Maysm N.; Saleh, Sheima T.; Jawish, Nada; Bekdache, Mayssaa; Albaghli, Hiba; Kdsi, Dyana; Aldarweesh, Dina; Dhaheri, Ayesha S. Al

doi:10.3390/nu11050941

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“…These findings are similar to the Lebanon study which showed that 60% of the participants used table salt [40]. Likewise, 61% of university students in the UAE reported adding salt while cooking, and 14% of the participants often added salt to food even before tasting it [21].…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The questionnaire assessed knowledge relating to salt and health outcomes, frequency of consumption and their perceived salt consumption, and was developed according to the WHO/PAHO recommendations for the assessment of population sodium intake and behaviors. The development and performance of the specific questionnaire has been described elsewhere [21].…”

Section: Knowledge Attitude and Practice (Kap) Questionnairementioning

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Assessment of Sodium Knowledge and Urinary Sodium Excretion among Regions of the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, are increasing worldwide and cause 65% to 78% of deaths in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). A random sample of 477 healthy adults were recruited in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the period March–June 2015. Demographic, lifestyle, medical, anthropometric and sodium excretion data were collected. A questionnaire was used to measure knowledge, attitude and practice regarding salt. Mean sodium and potassium excretion were 2713.4 ± 713 mg/day and 1803 ± 618 mg/day, respectively, significantly higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for sodium (2300 mg/day) and lower for potassium (3150 mg/day). Two-thirds (67.4%) exceeded sodium guidelines, with males 2.6 times more likely to consume excessively. The majority of the participants add salt during cooking (82.5%) and whilst eating (66%), and 75% identified processed food as high source of salt. Most (69.1%) were aware that excessive salt could cause disease. Most of the UAE population consumes excess sodium and insufficient potassium, likely increasing the risk of NCDs. Despite most participants being aware that high salt intake is associated with adverse health outcomes, this did not translate into salt reduction action. Low-sodium, high-potassium dietary interventions such as the Mediterranean diet are vital in reducing the impact of NCDs in the UAE.

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Section: Knowledge Attitude and Practice (Kap) Questionnairementioning

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Assessment of Sodium Knowledge and Urinary Sodium Excretion among Regions of the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…This could be a main deterrent and a crucial knowledge gap that affect Sri Lanka's efforts to implement the NSRS's aim to reduce population level dietary salt consumption. It was also noted that this finding is compatible with findings of the studies in other LMICs 14, [16][17][18]21 . Furthermore, the indirect estimation of daily dietary salt consumption in our study showed that Sri Lankans consume higher than the daily requirement of salt.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Based on a desk review of published literature on surveys with similar objectives [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] , we developed an interviewer administered multicomponent knowledge, attitude, and practice survey questionnaire on salt and health as an online version using EpiCollect5 free data gathering platform 19 . in the present study, we estimated the approximate amount of per capita dietary salt of the households of adults included in the study by inquiring into the amount of monthly purchases of salt to the households and the number of household members.…”

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Salt and Health: Public awareness, attitudes and practices in Sri Lanka to inform a behavior change communication campaign to reduce dietary salt

Jayatilleke¹,

Gunawardena²,

Silva

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Background Sri Lankan citizens consume almost double the recommended daily amount of salt. Objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health effects of dietary salt among adults and adolescents in Sri Lanka to inform a national behavior change communication campaign. Methods We conducted a descriptive household survey among adults (n=1016) and adolescents (n=505) in 10 districts. An, interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The approximate amount of dietary salt intake of the individuals was estimated based on household purchases. Findings The recommended salt limit was identified by 40% of the population. Majority, adults (90.8%) and adolescents (86.1%) knew the adverse health effects of high salt intake. Although household monthly purchase of salt indicated consumption is much higher than recommended, 48.3% of adults and 45.9% of adolescents believed that they consume "just the right" amount. Discretionary salt added to home cooking was a major contributor to intake, with approximately half (50%) adding salt when cooking rice, the staple. For health-related information most preferred (adults-72%, adolescents-69%) media is television. Interpretation The study identified gaps as well strengths in knowledge, attitudes and practices of Sri Lankans related to salt and health and recommends that the communication campaign include specific messaging to address gaps and leveraging on strengths. The survey identified adult females to be a key target group for the campaign and television is recommended as the mode of delivery.

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“…Smartphone apps may be effective in supporting people, especially with cardiovascular diseases, to make lower salt food purchases [19]. Culture-specific awareness campaigns on salt intake and its association with health are needed [20].…”

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Selected Predictors of the Importance Attached to Salt Content Information on the Food Packaging (a Study among Polish Consumers)

Bryła

2020

Nutrients

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This paper aims to identify selected antecedents of the importance attached to salt content information (ISCI) placed on food labels, on the basis of a representative survey of 1051 Polish consumers. The study was conducted with the use of the CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviews) method in 2018. Quota sampling was applied with reference to the following five criteria: sex, age, education, place of living (urban and rural areas), and region. In a multiple regression model, ISCI depends on the respondent’s: sex, age, evaluation of the quantity of nutrition claims, importance attached to nutrition claims, willingness to pay a price premium for products with nutrition claims, attention paid to health and nutrition claims, agreeing with the opinion that unreliable nutrition claims are a serious problem, evaluation of healthiness of one’s diet, self-rated knowledge about healthy nutrition, buying organic food, and reading front-of-package (FOP) labels during and after the purchase. The strongest effects on the importance attached to salt content information on the food packaging were displayed by the importance of nutrition claims, attention paid to nutrition and health claims, respondent’s age, FOP label reading at home, and agreeing that the use of unreliable nutrition claims is a serious problem.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Salt and Assessment of Dietary Salt and Fat Intake among University of Sharjah Students

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Assessment of Sodium Knowledge and Urinary Sodium Excretion among Regions of the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Assessment of Sodium Knowledge and Urinary Sodium Excretion among Regions of the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Salt and Health: Public awareness, attitudes and practices in Sri Lanka to inform a behavior change communication campaign to reduce dietary salt

Selected Predictors of the Importance Attached to Salt Content Information on the Food Packaging (a Study among Polish Consumers)

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