Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Universal salt iodization is the most cost-effective, safe and sustainable strategy to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the northwestern part of Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the availability of...

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Published in:Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique 2017-07, Vol.75 (1), p.33-33, Article 33
Main Authors: Abebe, Zegeye, Tariku, Amare, Gebeye, Ejigu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Distance
Environmental health
Ethiopia
Families & family life
Health surveillance
Households
Iodine
Iodine deficiency diseases
Iodized salt
Knowledge
Physiological aspects
Principal components analysis
Public health
Questionnaires
Residence
Response rates
Sociodemographics
Software
Supervisors
Variables
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Summary:Universal salt iodization is the most cost-effective, safe and sustainable strategy to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the northwestern part of Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the availability of adequately iodized salt at the household level and associated factors in Dabat District, northwest Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 21 to March 31, 2016. We included 705 households in the study. A stratified multistage followed by simple random sampling technique was employed to select households. The level of salt iodine content was determined using the rapid field test kit. Accordingly, the value of
ISSN:0778-7367
2049-3258
2049-3258
DOI:10.1186/s13690-017-0201-0