Effects of a nationwide strategy to reduce salt intake in Samoa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Salt reduction is one of the most cost-effective interventions for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, but there are no studies evaluating the effectiveness of national strategies in low or lower middle income countries. This study aimed to examine the effect of an 18-month nation-wide salt reduction strategy in Samoa.

Methods

Two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys of adults aged 18-64 years, measuring 24-h urinary salt excretion and salt-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, were conducted before (2013) and after (2015) the intervention.

Results

There were 234 participants at baseline (response rate 47%) and 479 at 18 months (response rate 61%). There was no change in mean population salt intake between 2013 (7.31 g/day) and 20

SUBMITTER: Trieu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732626 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature