Impact of knowledge, attitude, and practice on iodized salt consumption at the household level in selected coastal regions of Bangladesh [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Background: Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the major hidden hunger for poverty-stricken coastal rural areas of Bangladesh. Despite various programs, including universal salt iodization, IDD is significantly persistent due to poverty, inadequate ...
Mohammad Asadul Habib +5 more
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Analysis of the correlation between high iodized salt intake and the risk of thyroid nodules: a large retrospective study [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2021 Background Currently, whether daily excess iodized salt intake increases the risk of thyroid nodules and even thyroid cancer remains controversial. Our research group aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical guidance of daily iodized salt ...
Yaohui Wang +6 more
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Iodine level concentration, coverage of adequately iodized salt consumption and factors affecting proper iodized salt utilization among households in North Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2019 Introduction Adequate iodine fortified salt is the most common and effective method of preventing iodine deficiency. Studies showed households using iodized salt (15 Parts Per Million (PPM) to 80 PPM) of iodine at household level were low in Tigray ...
Abraham Aregay Desta +4 more
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Knowledge, Practice, and Availability of Iodized Salt and Associated Factors in Jibat Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Food Science, 2021 Appropriate knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt are used to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the western part of Ethiopia.
Habtamu Fekadu Gemede +2 more
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Strengthening the strategy to sustain optimal iodine status in the Republic of Moldova: Assessing the use of iodized salt in industrially processed foods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundAlthough national legislation in the Republic of Moldova includes the use of iodized salt in processed food industry as well as household (cooking and table) salt, little is known of the actual use of iodized salt in the food industry and its ...
Ion Salaru +2 more
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Hotspots of un-iodized salt availability among Ethiopian households, evidence from the national survey data [PDF]
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2023 Background Universal salt iodization was started before decades but there are communities using the un-iodized salt till now. More than one-tenth of the Ethiopian community uses un-iodized salt.
Atalay Goshu Muluneh +2 more
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Utilization of adequately iodized salt and its associated factors in Tanzania rural areas: a case of Kilwa district, Lindi region, 2023. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study assessed household utilization of adequately iodized salt and its associated factors in Kilwa district, Tanzania, where utilization remains low, especially in areas with local salt production.
David Mahwera +9 more
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Iodine Content of Salt Use after Years of Universal Iodization Policy and Knowledge on Iodized Salt among Households in the Sissala East Municipality in Upper West Region of Ghana [PDF]
Journal of Food Quality, 2020 Background. Iodine deficiency is a global public health concern as it leads to inadequate production of thyroid hormone in the body, causing too many destructive consequences on the roles and functions of different human organs and muscles including ...
Prince Kubi Appiah +3 more
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Knowledge and practices of pregnant women about iodized salt and its availability in their households in Hawassa city. Community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Objectives: This study was aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of pregnant women about iodized salt and its availability in their households in Hawassa city, Ethiopia Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among ...
Ketemaw Negese +3 more
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Nearly one-in-five households utilized inadequate iodized salt in Nifas Silk Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2023 Background There is no country in the developing world where iodine deficiency is not a public health problem including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess inadequate utilization of iodized salt and associated factors at household level in ...
Getachew Sale Mezgebu +3 more
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