Knowledge and attitudes are related to selected salt-specific behaviours among Australian parents Khokhar, Durreajam, Nowson, Caryl Anne, Margerison, Claire, Bolam, Bruce and Grimes, Carley Ann 2018, Knowledge and attitudes are related to selected salt-specific behaviours among Australian parents, Nutrients, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 1-17, doi: 10.3390/nu10060720. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads nowson-knowledgeand-2018.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.78MB 110 Title Knowledge and attitudes are related to selected salt-specific behaviours among Australian parents Author(s) Khokhar, Durreajam Nowson, Caryl Anne orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-7965 Margerison, Claire orcid.org/0000-0002-2722-6128 Bolam, Bruce Grimes, Carley Ann orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-1888 Journal name Nutrients Volume number 10 Issue number 6 Article ID 720 Start page 1 End page 17 Total pages 17 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2018-06-04 ISSN 2072-6643 Keyword(s) salt knowledge attitude behaviour parent Australia science & technology life sciences & biomedicine nutrition & dietetics Summary 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. Language eng DOI 10.3390/nu10060720 Field of Research 1111 Nutrition And Dietetics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, the authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30110313 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 09 Jul 2018, 12:26:52 EST Mon, 09 Jul 2018, 13:45:58 EST Sat, 21 Jul 2018, 02:30:23 EST Fri, 27 Jul 2018, 09:18:25 EST Tue, 31 Jul 2018, 15:57:17 EST Tue, 31 Jul 2018, 15:59:34 EST Tue, 31 Jul 2018, 16:00:38 EST Wed, 01 Aug 2018, 11:50:26 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:56:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 8 times in TR Web of Science Cited 10 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 411 Abstract Views, 110 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 09 Jul 2018, 12:26:52 EST