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Knowledge and Attitudes Are Related to Selected Salt-Specific Behaviours among Australian Parents

Salt intake in adults and children exceeds recommended levels. Salt-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours (KABs) may influence the amount of salt consumed. The aims of this study were to assess salt-related KABs among parents, and investigate whether salt-related knowledge and attitudes are a...

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Autores principales: Khokhar, Durreajam, Nowson, Caryl Anne, Margerison, Claire, Bolam, Bruce, Grimes, Carley Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29867025
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10060720
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author Khokhar, Durreajam
Nowson, Caryl Anne
Margerison, Claire
Bolam, Bruce
Grimes, Carley Ann
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description Salt intake in adults and children exceeds recommended levels. Salt-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours (KABs) may influence the amount of salt consumed. The aims of this study were to assess salt-related KABs among parents, and investigate whether salt-related knowledge and attitudes are associated with salt-specific behaviours. Parents with children <18 years were recruited from four shopping centers across Victoria, Australia; Facebook; and an online consumer research panel; they then completed an online questionnaire assessing salt-related KABs and salt use in children. Eight hundred and thirty-seven parents (mean age 41.0 (10.0) (SD) years) provided valid responses. Most (77%) parents were aware that eating too much salt damages children’s health and that reducing the amount of salt in their children’s diet was important (70%), and 46% reported adding salt to food prepared for their children. Parents who were aware that eating too much salt damages children’s health were less likely to report that their child added salt at the table (OR = 0.51, p < 0.001), and that they added salt to food prepared for the child (OR = 0.46, p < 0.001). Educational messages that highlight the adverse health effects of salt during childhood are likely to be useful in reducing discretionary salt use in the home environment.
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spelling pubmed-60247262018-07-08 Knowledge and Attitudes Are Related to Selected Salt-Specific Behaviours among Australian Parents Khokhar, Durreajam Nowson, Caryl Anne Margerison, Claire Bolam, Bruce Grimes, Carley Ann Nutrients Article Salt intake in adults and children exceeds recommended levels. Salt-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours (KABs) may influence the amount of salt consumed. The aims of this study were to assess salt-related KABs among parents, and investigate whether salt-related knowledge and attitudes are associated with salt-specific behaviours. Parents with children <18 years were recruited from four shopping centers across Victoria, Australia; Facebook; and an online consumer research panel; they then completed an online questionnaire assessing salt-related KABs and salt use in children. Eight hundred and thirty-seven parents (mean age 41.0 (10.0) (SD) years) provided valid responses. Most (77%) parents were aware that eating too much salt damages children’s health and that reducing the amount of salt in their children’s diet was important (70%), and 46% reported adding salt to food prepared for their children. Parents who were aware that eating too much salt damages children’s health were less likely to report that their child added salt at the table (OR = 0.51, p < 0.001), and that they added salt to food prepared for the child (OR = 0.46, p < 0.001). Educational messages that highlight the adverse health effects of salt during childhood are likely to be useful in reducing discretionary salt use in the home environment. MDPI 2018-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6024726/ /pubmed/29867025 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10060720 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Knowledge and Attitudes Are Related to Selected Salt-Specific Behaviours among Australian Parents
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and Attitudes Are Related to Selected Salt-Specific Behaviours among Australian Parents
title_short Knowledge and Attitudes Are Related to Selected Salt-Specific Behaviours among Australian Parents
title_sort knowledge and attitudes are related to selected salt-specific behaviours among australian parents
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29867025
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10060720
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