Table 2.

Responses to the questionnaire about attitude, knowledge and practice of salt intake in a sample from Muscat Governorate, Oman (N = 1,214)

Parameters	n (%)
Attitude toward salt intake
How important is lowering the salt/sodium in your diet?
Not at all important	69 (5.7)
Somewhat important	621 (51.2)
Very important	521 (42.9)
Behaviour related to salt intake
Do you do anything on a regular basis to reduce your salt intake?
Yes	512 (42.2)
No	612 (50.4)
Don’t know/not answered	90 (7.4)
Do you add salt to food at the table?
Never/rarely	481 (39.6)
Sometime	362 (29.8)
Often/always	345 (28.4)
Don’t know/Not answered	26 (2.1)
Do you add salt to food while cooking?
Never/rarely	27 (2.2)
Sometimes	158 (13)
Always	974 (80.2)
Don’t know/not answered	57 (4.7)
Do you check the label before you buy any food for salt content?
Yes	320 (26.4)
No	894 (73.6)
Knowledge related to salt intake
Do you think that a high salt diet could cause a serious health problem?
Yes	1,103 (90.9)
No	39 (3.2)
Don’t know	72 (6.1)
Can high salt in diet cause hypertension?
Yes	964 (79.4)
No	9 (0.7)
Don’t know	241 (19.9)
Do you know what the recommended maximum salt intake per person per day is?
Yes	54 (4.4)
No	1160 (95.6)