Dietary Sodium Intake: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Shandong Province, China, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  PLoS One
• Personal Author:
  Zhang, Juan ; Xu, Ai-qiang ; Ma, Ji-xiang ; Shi, Xiao-ming ; Guo, Xiao-lei ; Engelgau, Michael ; Yan, Liu-xia ; Li, Yuan ; Li, Yi-chong ; Wang, Hui-cheng ; Lu, Zi-long ; Zhang, Ji-yu ; Liang, Xiao-feng
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) for dietary sodium intake among adult residents of Shandong Province, China
  
  Methods
  
  In 2011, we conducted a cross sectional survey among a representative sample of 15,350 adults aged 18 to 69 years using a standardized questionnaire to assess their KAP for sodium. Variation in the KAPs by gender, and residence location were compared using the Chi-square tests. Predictors for the ‘intention to’ and ‘currently taking action to’ reduce sodium intake were determined by multivariate logistic regression with adjustment for confounding factors.
  
  Results
  
  KAPs for dietary sodium intake among urban residents was generally more favorable than among rural residents. Women were likely to have more favorable KAPs than men. About four fifth of subjects reported that they favored a low sodium diets. However, 31% reported that consumption of less sodium results in less physical strength. Overall, 70% indicated their intention to reduce sodium intake, although only 39 % reported that they had taken action to reduce sodium. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that favorable actions to dietary sodium reduction were more likely to occur among those who were aware of the link between sodium and hypertension, and less likely among those who had unfavorable attitudes towards dietary sodium reduction.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Increasing knowledge levels about the benefits of sodium reduction will be a key success factor for effective sodium reduction initiatives and is linked to favorable behavioral change. Emphasis should be placed on the rural area.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Feeding Behavior Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Surveys Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Research Article Social Class Sodium, Dietary Young Adult

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• Source:
  PLoS One. 2013; 8(3).
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:13f824cd30f57acd6105e71d98e8ecc2141dbd4331e3478405553c790d815db4
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