Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM

Sodium chloride (salt) is widely used in people’s food as an additive or preservatives to make food tastes better and lasts longer. The knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake has become a question mark. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and behaviour towar...

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Main Author: Zaki, Farah Syazwani Hilmy
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Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
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spelling my.usm.eprints.61234 http://eprints.usm.my/61234/ Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM Zaki, Farah Syazwani Hilmy RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Sodium chloride (salt) is widely used in people’s food as an additive or preservatives to make food tastes better and lasts longer. The knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake has become a question mark. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake among adult patients getting treatment in Outpatients Clinic Hospital USM. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 186 adult patients getting treatment at Outpatients Clinic Hospital USM, using convenience sampling. A pilot study was conducted using Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) questionnaires. The questions contains dichotomous and Likert scale questions types, thus yielded higher Standardized Items Chronbach’s Alpha compared to Chronbach’s Alpha. Knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake yielded Standardized Items Chonbach’s Alpha of 0.520 and Chronbach’s Alpha of 0.387. Behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake yielded Standardized Items Chonbach’s Alpha of 0.519 and Chronbach’s Alpha of 0.394. There was no significant association between knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake using independent t-test, p-value=0.136. However, there is a significant association between knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake with education level using One Way ANOVA, p-value=0.002, and there is a significant association between knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake with gender using Independent t-test, p-value=0.012. In conclusion, the findings showed that knowledge and behavior does not affect the intake of sodium chloride (salt) and future research with larger sample size should be conducted. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61234/1/FARAH%20SYAZWANI%20BINTI%20HILMY%20ZAKI%20-%20e.pdf Zaki, Farah Syazwani Hilmy (2016) Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Zaki, Farah Syazwani Hilmy
Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
description Sodium chloride (salt) is widely used in people’s food as an additive or preservatives to make food tastes better and lasts longer. The knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake has become a question mark. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake among adult patients getting treatment in Outpatients Clinic Hospital USM. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 186 adult patients getting treatment at Outpatients Clinic Hospital USM, using convenience sampling. A pilot study was conducted using Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) questionnaires. The questions contains dichotomous and Likert scale questions types, thus yielded higher Standardized Items Chronbach’s Alpha compared to Chronbach’s Alpha. Knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake yielded Standardized Items Chonbach’s Alpha of 0.520 and Chronbach’s Alpha of 0.387. Behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake yielded Standardized Items Chonbach’s Alpha of 0.519 and Chronbach’s Alpha of 0.394. There was no significant association between knowledge and behaviour towards sodium chloride (salt) intake using independent t-test, p-value=0.136. However, there is a significant association between knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake with education level using One Way ANOVA, p-value=0.002, and there is a significant association between knowledge towards sodium chloride (salt) intake with gender using Independent t-test, p-value=0.012. In conclusion, the findings showed that knowledge and behavior does not affect the intake of sodium chloride (salt) and future research with larger sample size should be conducted.
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title Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
title_short Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
title_full Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
title_fullStr Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and behaviour towards salt intake among adult patients getting treatment in outpatients Clinic Hospital USM
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