ArticleBMC public health2014
Cost-effectiveness of reducing salt intake in the Pacific Islands: protocol for a before and after intervention study.
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- Estimating mean population salt intake in Fiji and Samoa using spot urine samples.Nutrition journal · 2019Article
- Comparison of salt-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours between parents and caregivers of children under 18 years of age and other adults who do not care for children under 18 years of age in Victoria, Australia.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2019Article
- Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2019Article
- Process evaluation of Samoa's national salt reduction strategy (MASIMA): what interventions can be successfully replicated in lower-income countries?Implementation science : IS · 2018Article
- Process Evaluation and Costing of a Multifaceted Population-Wide Intervention to Reduce Salt Consumption in Fiji.Nutrients · 2018Article
- Effects of a nationwide strategy to reduce salt intake in Samoa.Journal of hypertension · 2018Article
- Assessment of a Salt Reduction Intervention on Adult Population Salt Intake in Fiji.Nutrients · 2017Article
- Innovative Approaches to Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Cardiology clinics · 2017Review
- Salt Intakes, Knowledge, and Behavior in Samoa: Monitoring Salt-Consumption Patterns Through the World Health Organization's Surveillance of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors (STEPS).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Article
- Behaviour change strategies for reducing blood pressure-related disease burden: findings from a global implementation research programme.Implementation science : IS · 2015Article
- Noncommunicable diseases and risk factors in adult populations of several Pacific Islands: results from the WHO STEPwise approach to surveillance.Australian and New Zealand journal of public health · 2015Article
- Measuring population sodium intake: a review of methods.Nutrients · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is broad consensus that diets high in salt are bad for health and that reducing salt intake is a cost-effective strategy for preventing chronic diseases. The World Health Organization has been supporting the development of salt reduction strategies in the Pacific Islands where salt intakes are thought to be high. However, there are no accurate measures of salt intake in these countries. The aims of this project are to establish baseline levels of salt intake in two Pacific Island countries, implement multi-pronged, cross-sectoral salt reduction programs in both, and determine the effects and cost-effectiveness of the intervention strategies. METHODS/
designIntervention effectiveness will be assessed from cross-sectional surveys before and after population-based salt reduction interventions in Fiji and Samoa. Baseline surveys began in July 2012 and follow-up surveys will be completed by July 2015 after a 2-year intervention period.A three-stage stratified cluster random sampling strategy will be used for the population surveys, building on existing government surveys in each country. Data on salt intake, salt levels in foods and sources of dietary salt measured at baseline will be combined with an in-depth qualitative analysis of stakeholder views to develop and implement targeted interventions to reduce salt intake. DISCUSSION: Salt reduction is a global priority and all Member States of the World Health Organization have agreed on a target to reduce salt intake by 30% by 2025, as part of the global action plan to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. The study described by this protocol will be the first to provide a robust assessment of salt intake and the impact of salt reduction interventions in the Pacific Islands. As such, it will inform the development of strategies for other Pacific Island countries and comparable low and middle-income settings around the world.
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