Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to reduced-sodium salt: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Despite consistent evidence of the cardioprotective benefits of reduced-sodium salt, it remains an underutilised intervention. Understanding how reduced-sodium salt is perceived is required to scale-up its use. This review summarises end user and healthcare professional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours about reduced-sodium salt. We systematically searched four databases (inception to February 2024) and identified studies reporting knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards reduced-sodium salt. Twenty-nine studies from 11 countries were included, 18 of which were intervention studies involving reduced-sodium salt and 11 were descriptive studies examining perceptions among the general community and healthcare professionals. Among intervention studies, there was high overall acceptabilit

SUBMITTER: Kissock KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12807862 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature