The effects of program promoting food consumption for sodium reduction on knowledge, sodium consumption behaviors and urinary sodium in people at Khubua sub-district in Ratchaburi province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare knowledge, sodium consumption behaviors, and urinary sodium before and after receiving the program promoting food consumption for sodium reduction in people at Khubua sub-district  in Ratchaburi province. The sample included 69 people aged 35 and over who had been lived at Khubu sub-district in Ratchaburi province. The research instruments were  the program promoting food consumption for sodium reduction,  the  questionnaires on  personal data and sodium consumption behaviors, and a knowledge test on sodium consumption, Data collection were done during January to June 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The results revealed that after the experiment, people had higher knowledge on sodium consumption, and  lower  sodium consumption behaviors  and  urinary sodium than the pre-experiment at p <.001.