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STEPS 2023

Uganda, 2023
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other things done to limit salt intake (d11other)

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Value Category Cases
,limit salt when cooking Take lots of water to neutralize salt 1
0.2%
Add in water in food to dilute salt 1
0.2%
Add some water in salty food to dilute. 1
0.2%
Add water in food when it has a lot of salt 1
0.2%
Add water in salty food 1
0.2%
Add water in source which has alot of salt. 1
0.2%
Add water in the food in case the salt is alot 1
0.2%
Add water to food with lots of salt 1
0.2%
Add water to overly salted food 1
0.2%
Add water to salty food while still cooking 1
0.2%
Adding lemon juice to the food 1
0.2%
Adding little quality of salt in the sauce 1
0.2%
Adding water , adding vegetables in source in case of much salt 1
0.2%
Adding water in sauce 1
0.2%
Adding water in source incase it's much 1
0.2%
Adding water to food prepared with too much salt 1
0.2%
Adding water to sauce if salt is more than enough 1
0.2%
Adding water to sauce in case salt is too much 1
0.2%
Advising the wife to put little amounts of salt in food while preparing it. 1
0.2%
At times eats food with no salt 1
0.2%
Avoid adding raw salt to food 1
0.2%
Avoid adding raw salt to foods like avacado,eggs 1
0.2%
Avoid adding raw salt to the food 1
0.2%
Avoid adding salt to already served food 1
0.2%
Avoid eating certain foods which require raw salt like fried cassava fish. 1
0.2%
Avoid eating raw salt 1
0.2%
Avoid eating raw salt and a lot of it 1
0.2%
Avoid eating raw salt on foods like avacado 1
0.2%
Avoid eating raw salt on things like avacado 1
0.2%
Avoid eating salty food by taking juice or soda 1
0.2%
Avoid food that has a lot of salt 1
0.2%
Avoiding adding too much salt in my source 1
0.2%
Avoiding food prepared by others 1
0.2%
Avoiding raw salt 2
0.5%
Avoids adding salt in the food 1
0.2%
Avoids eating raw salt and too much 1
0.2%
Boil salt and dry it before use 1
0.2%
Burning charcoal 1
0.2%
By not adding much salt 1
0.2%
By not adding salt 1
0.2%
By not adding salt in food 1
0.2%
By not adding salt in the sauce 1
0.2%
By not adding salt to things like avacado 1
0.2%
By not adding spices in a sauce 1
0.2%
By not adding too much salt 1
0.2%
Collecting firewood 3
0.7%
Controls salt put in food 1
0.2%
Cook less salt 1
0.2%
Cook relatively less salt 1
0.2%
Cooking some foods without salt 1
0.2%
Cooking some local foods without salt 1
0.2%
Dancing in church, digging 1
0.2%
Dancing, digging 1
0.2%
Digging 17
3.8%
Digging and building grass thatched houses 1
0.2%
Digging, Riding 1
0.2%
Digging, Walking long distances 1
0.2%
Digging, athletic 1
0.2%
Digging, bicycle riding 1
0.2%
Digging, brick laying 1
0.2%
Digging, collecting firewood 1
0.2%
Digging, dancing 1
0.2%
Digging, riding 1
0.2%
Digging, walking 1
0.2%
Digging, walking, jogging 1
0.2%
Digging,collecting firewood, evening exercise 1
0.2%
Dilute the salt in food 1
0.2%
Do exercise 1
0.2%
Do not add raw salt 1
0.2%
Do not eat raw salt 4
0.9%
Do not eat raw salt I eat what is in the food 1
0.2%
Doesn't at all eat much salt 1
0.2%
Doesn't eat raw salt 2
0.5%
Doesn't put raw salt on boiled eggs 1
0.2%
Doesn't put raw salt on ovacado. 2
0.5%
Doesn't use raw salt on ovacado 1
0.2%
Doing Exercise on a daily basis 1
0.2%
Doing physical exercises 1
0.2%
Don't add salt to food when served 2
0.5%
Don't eat food prepared with too much salt 1
0.2%
Don't eat raw salt 2
0.5%
Drink a lot of water 1
0.2%
Drinking a lot of water 3
0.7%
Drinking a lot of water jumping at school with children 1
0.2%
Drinking after eating 1
0.2%
Drinking enough water 1
0.2%
Drinking lots of water 1
0.2%
Drinking lots of water after eating 1
0.2%
Drinking lots of water after eating food 1
0.2%
Drinking much water after taking much water 1
0.2%
Drinking too much water 1
0.2%
Drinking too much water after meal 1
0.2%
Drinking water 1
0.2%
Drinking water after eating 2
0.5%
Drinking water after food 1
0.2%
Drinks A lot of water after eating. 1
0.2%
Eating food pasted with ground nuts 1
0.2%
Eating food that I cook for my self 1
0.2%
Eating little salt 1
0.2%
Eating little salt. 1
0.2%
Eating lots of fruits and drinking sour herbs. 1
0.2%
Eating red pepper 1
0.2%
Eating red pepper in food 1
0.2%
Eating some foods without salt 1
0.2%
Eats very little salt in food. 1
0.2%
Eatting sweet potatoes that do not require salt 1
0.2%
Emphasize the people cooking NOT to put a lot of salt 1
0.2%
Enough tomatoes 1
0.2%
Ensure to put enough salt in the food 1
0.2%
Ensure to put little or enough salt in the food 1
0.2%
Ensure to put little salt in the food and avoid raw salt 1
0.2%
Ensuring limited salt intake 1
0.2%
Even when salt is not enough in my food I don't add 1
0.2%
Ever since I was advised by health workers not to eat too much salt, I don't eat too much salt in my source. 1
0.2%
Everbest curry powder 1
0.2%
Every time I cook i put little salt 1
0.2%
Exercise 1
0.2%
Exercise that bring sweating 1
0.2%
Exercises while during since he is a farmer 1
0.2%
Exercising to sweat excess salts 1
0.2%
Garden work 1
0.2%
Have to measure to the best a lot amount of salt while cooking 1
0.2%
He doesn't add raw salt to his soup when having his meals 1
0.2%
Hipping potatoes 1
0.2%
I DONT ADD RAW SALT TO VEGETABLES WHEN EATING THEM 1
0.2%
I always cook for my self 1
0.2%
I always eat food cooked from home 1
0.2%
I always prepare my own food 1
0.2%
I always use very very little amount of salt 1
0.2%
I am always careful when preparing my meals. 1
0.2%
I at times have food without any salt added 1
0.2%
I avoid adding in salt. 1
0.2%
I avoid eating foods with too much salt 1
0.2%
I avoid eating to much salt. 1
0.2%
I consider regulating salt when preparing meals 1
0.2%
I control by not adding too much salt. 1
0.2%
I control it by not adding in too much salt. 1
0.2%
I control it when preparing my meals. 1
0.2%
I control myself on what salt I eat. If I find out that the salt is too much, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
I control myself salt intake. 1
0.2%
I control the intake but not add in too much. 1
0.2%
I control the intake of too much salt 1
0.2%
I do not add more salt to the food 1
0.2%
I do my best to cook with very little amount of salt 1
0.2%
I do not add more salt 1
0.2%
I do not add more salt to the food as I eat 1
0.2%
I do not add raw salt 1
0.2%
I do not add salt as I eat 1
0.2%
I do not add salt while eating 1
0.2%
I do physical exercises to regulate salt intake 1
0.2%
I do physicals and also dance often 1
0.2%
I don't add in too much salt in my source. 1
0.2%
I don't add in too much salt. 1
0.2%
I don't add more salt as I eat 1
0.2%
I don't add more salt, use little salt 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt to food when eating 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt to food when served 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt to my food 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt to my ready food 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt to the food soup when eating 1
0.2%
I don't add raw salt usually to my Food 1
0.2%
I don't add salt however not enough it's 1
0.2%
I don't add salt in my food even if it is not enough 1
0.2%
I don't add salt in my source 1
0.2%
I don't add salt in too much salt in my source 1
0.2%
I don't add salt in too much salt in my source. 1
0.2%
I don't add salt to food 1
0.2%
I don't add salt to food when served 2
0.5%
I don't add salt to my food whatsoever 1
0.2%
I don't add salt to ready food 1
0.2%
I don't add salt when I am served food and we actually put very little salt in sauce or food 1
0.2%
I don't eat beyond my expectations. 1
0.2%
I don't eat too much salt. 1
0.2%
I don't like food that is more than enough salty 1
0.2%
I don't take foods with lots of salt 1
0.2%
I don't take so much salt 1
0.2%
I don't use raw salt 1
0.2%
I don't when I find out that the salt is too much 1
0.2%
I dont eat too much salt. 1
0.2%
I eat food with the only salt cooked with I don't add again no matter 1
0.2%
I eat little salt 1
0.2%
I eat little salt and I don't add salt when served food 1
0.2%
I eat minimized salt in food 1
0.2%
I eat too little salt and in case I get food with too much salt, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
I eat too little salt. 1
0.2%
I eat what's enough for me and even if the salt isn't enough, I don't add in any amount. 1
0.2%
I eat what's enough for me. 1
0.2%
I emphasize little salt at home 1
0.2%
I gave up on eating salads because of that raw salt put in 1
0.2%
I have surely started eating food without adding salt 1
0.2%
I just control it when preparing my meals. 2
0.5%
I just make sure I add what's enough for me. 1
0.2%
I limit salt in food when cooking 1
0.2%
I limit salt when preparing food 1
0.2%
I make I don't add salt after preparing my meal. 1
0.2%
I make sure I don't add in too much salt. 1
0.2%
I make sure I eat what's enough for me 1
0.2%
I make sure I eat what's enough for me rather than adding in row salt 1
0.2%
I make sure I eat what's enough for me. 4
0.9%
I make sure I make the measurement for my food 1
0.2%
I make sure I put little salt while cooking 1
0.2%
I make sure I put the right amount in the source. 1
0.2%
I make sure I put what's enough for me. 1
0.2%
I make sure it's me to add salt in my diet. 1
0.2%
I make sure it's me to add salt in my source 1
0.2%
I make sure it's me to add salt in my source. 3
0.7%
I measure it when cooking to take little 1
0.2%
I measure salt in my foods with a lot of cusion 1
0.2%
I never add raw salt or eat very salty foods in my home 1
0.2%
I often advice the person preparing my meals to reduce salt amount in food 1
0.2%
I prepare my meals and thus, I control the salt consumption. 1
0.2%
I put a very little amount of salt while cooking 1
0.2%
I put enough salt in food 1
0.2%
I put enough while cooking and I don't add more 1
0.2%
I put just the right amount of salt 1
0.2%
I put little salt when cooking 1
0.2%
I put little salt when preparing food 1
0.2%
I put the right amount of salt in my food. 1
0.2%
I reduced on the salt I put in sauce and food 1
0.2%
I regulate and put small amounts 1
0.2%
I regulate salt when preparing food at home 1
0.2%
I take a lot of water per day 1
0.2%
I take just enough salt quantities 1
0.2%
I take limited salt 3
0.7%
I take little salt 2
0.5%
I take regulated salt 1
0.2%
I take very limited salt daily 1
0.2%
I take very little salt 1
0.2%
I take water and also put little salt in sauce 1
0.2%
I take what is enough. 2
0.5%
I try as much as possible not to eat the food with too much salt as well as maintaining the salt amount put in my source while preparing my meals. 1
0.2%
I try to put little salt in my source. 1
0.2%
I try to sweat and also take too much water to dilute the salt 1
0.2%
I try to take minimized salt 1
0.2%
I use as little salt as possible to control salt intake as advised by the doctor 1
0.2%
I use enough salt 1
0.2%
I use my set measure of salt while cooking 1
0.2%
I usually eat food I have prepared by myself 1
0.2%
If I cook I put minimum salt 1
0.2%
If salt is much in food, I add water 1
0.2%
If someone has has prepared for home and put a lot of salt, I add one tea spoonful of sugar to dilute it 1
0.2%
If the salt is too much, I don't eat at all. 1
0.2%
If there is too much salt I don't eat that food 1
0.2%
In case the salt in the source is too much, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
In some food like rice,I prepare it with little salt 1
0.2%
Jogging 1
0.2%
Jogging and football 1
0.2%
Just balance the amount of salt I eat. 1
0.2%
Limit consumption of Packed snacks that have salts 1
0.2%
Limit eating of raw salt 1
0.2%
Limitation on adding raw salt to the food saup 1
0.2%
Limiting the salt put in the sauce 1
0.2%
Looking after cattle 1
0.2%
Low quantity of salt during cooking 1
0.2%
Make sure I cook to the amount of salt I want rather than adding raw salt 1
0.2%
Makes sure to put little or enough salt in the food 1
0.2%
Making bricks 1
0.2%
Making sure that i put just enough salt when i cook 1
0.2%
Measuring salt in my food every day when cooking 1
0.2%
Measuring the right amount 1
0.2%
Minimize salt consumption 1
0.2%
Mix ovacado in food that has too much salt to dilute it alitle 1
0.2%
My mother controls it and she knows how much salt we eat. 1
0.2%
My wife knows that I don't like too much salt. 1
0.2%
No adding raw salt 1
0.2%
No raw salt in the food 1
0.2%
None 4
0.9%
Not adding raw salt to the fish 1
0.2%
Not adding raw salt to foods 1
0.2%
Not adding raw salt to the soup before eating my food 1
0.2%
Not adding salt oftenly whenever I feel it's not the right amount 1
0.2%
Not adding salt to sauce 1
0.2%
Not adding salt to things like avacado 3
0.7%
Not adding salt to things like avacado,boiled eggs 1
0.2%
Not adding salt to things like boiled eggs 1
0.2%
Not adding too much salt in my source. 1
0.2%
Not eating raw salt 1
0.2%
Not eating row salt 1
0.2%
Not eating salty foods at all 1
0.2%
Not taking raw salt 1
0.2%
Not taking raw salt anymore 1
0.2%
Not to eat row salt 2
0.5%
Physical Exercise 1
0.2%
Physical exercise ,taking enough water 1
0.2%
Physical exercises 1
0.2%
Play football 1
0.2%
Play football, digging, riding bicycle 1
0.2%
Playing football 2
0.5%
Put limited sa3 1
0.2%
Put limited salt in food when preparing 1
0.2%
Put little salt in food 1
0.2%
Put little salt in the food 6
1.4%
Puts little measuring with her hand 1
0.2%
Puts little salt in food stuffs. 1
0.2%
Puts little salt in her food 1
0.2%
Putting just adequate salt in food when preparing it 1
0.2%
Putting minimized salt in food when preparing food at home 1
0.2%
Reduce mount of salt put in food 1
0.2%
Reduce salt put in food 5
1.1%
Reduce salt put in the food 1
0.2%
Reducing SALT in my food 1
0.2%
Reducing salt put in food 1
0.2%
Regulate and take little salt 1
0.2%
Regulate salt consumption and do exercises 1
0.2%
Regulate salt in food we eat 1
0.2%
Regulate salt in food while cooking 1
0.2%
Regulate salt in my diet Taking adequate water after a salty meal 1
0.2%
Regulate salt in take by NOT adding raw salt in food 1
0.2%
Regulate the amount of salt to put in the souce 1
0.2%
Regulating salt intake in food 1
0.2%
Regulating salt when preparing food 1
0.2%
Regulating the salt in food 1
0.2%
Riding bicycle 1
0.2%
Runing 1
0.2%
She avoids eating from other people's homes and she doesn't add in salt after preparing food. 1
0.2%
She rarely adds raw salt to her food soup when eating 1
0.2%
Since I eat food with too little salt, I avoid eating everywhere. 1
0.2%
Singing and dancing in church 1
0.2%
Sirina 1
0.2%
Sometimes add water in sauce with too much salt 1
0.2%
Sometimes do without salt 1
0.2%
Take a lot of water after eating 1
0.2%
Take caution when adding salt 1
0.2%
Take controlled amount 1
0.2%
Take limited salt 1
0.2%
Take minimum salt in food 1
0.2%
Take much water after eating food with much salt 1
0.2%
Take regulated salt in food 1
0.2%
Take too much water to neutralize salt in take 1
0.2%
Takes a lot of water 1
0.2%
Takes a lot of water. 2
0.5%
Taking A lot of water 1
0.2%
Taking a lot of water after and before eating foods with salt 1
0.2%
Taking a lot of water after eating, 1
0.2%
Taking a lot of water if eaten food prepared outside of home. 1
0.2%
Taking a lot of water to dilute salt 1
0.2%
Taking a lot water 1
0.2%
Taking limited salt 1
0.2%
Taking lots of water 1
0.2%
Taking lots of water 1
0.2%
Taking lots of water after eating 1
0.2%
Taking lots of water. 1
0.2%
Taking much water 2
0.5%
Taking three litres of water on a daily basis 1
0.2%
Taking very minimized salt 1
0.2%
Taking water 1
0.2%
Taking water as am eating 1
0.2%
Tewali 1
0.2%
The moment I find out that the salt is too much, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
They eat what's enough for them. 1
0.2%
Use enough salt don't eat raw salt 1
0.2%
Use little salt 1
0.2%
Use other alternatives like (abalang or magadi) instead of salt for cooking 1
0.2%
Use salt/sodium alternatives like katwe 1
0.2%
Using little salt while cooking 3
0.7%
Using little salt while cooking and I don't eat raw salt 1
0.2%
Using red pepper 1
0.2%
Usually keep a measure on amount of salt while cooking 1
0.2%
Usually put small salt in my food 1
0.2%
Waking, digging 1
0.2%
Walking 4
0.9%
Walking digging 1
0.2%
Walking, dancing 1
0.2%
Walking, digging 1
0.2%
Walking, playing, digging 1
0.2%
Watch the amount of salt I put in my sauce 1
0.2%
We don't add salt to sauce when eating 1
0.2%
We eat what's enough by making sure we don't add to much salt in the sauce. 1
0.2%
When I find out that the salt is too much, I don't eat at all. 1
0.2%
When I find too much salt in food , I pour that soup and remake another 1
0.2%
When I take too much salt, o drink a lot of water. 1
0.2%
When I taste and the salt is too much, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
When I taste the source and the salt is too much, I don't eat. 1
0.2%
When eating raw vegetables I avoid putting salt 1
0.2%
When it comes to cooking and am not the one in the kitchen, I usual measure the salt for whomever would be in the kitchen 1
0.2%
When the food has too much salt, I just leave it. 1
0.2%
Working like carrying logs, digging and walking 1
0.2%
Working like ploughing which causes sweating resulting into body salt loss 1
0.2%
puts little salt in the food 1
0.2%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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