Knowledge, attitude, and practice in using salt for daily meals of people in Dong Khe commune, Hai Phong in 2022

Abstract

A cross - sectional study was conducted on 400 adults people in Dong Khe ward, Hai Phong, the research period was from June to November 2022 aimed to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice in using salt for daily meals of people. Data were collected by direct interview method. The results showed that people having good knowledge was 19.7%; good attitude was 54.5%; good practice was 33.7%. Dong Khe Ward Health Station needs to coordinate with Hai Phong Center for Disease Control and Prevention to organize communication sessions to improve people’s knowledge, attitudes and practices in using salt on daily diets.