Availability of adequate iodized salt at household level in rural communities in Farta district, Northwest, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2023 Introduction Iodine is a crucial trace element for thyroid hormone synthesis. All age groups are affected by iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), especially pregnant women, young women, and children.
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Awareness and Availability of Low Sodium Iodized Salt: Results from Formative Research of Promoting Uptake of Low SodiUm Iodized Salt by Rural and Urban HousehoLds in India-The PLURAL Study. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Sehgal R +8 more
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Adequacy of iodized salt and its associated factors among households in the Bahir Dar Zuria district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 BackgroundThe inadequacy of iodine in salt is the a contributing factor behind lack of awareness and poor economic performance in developing countries.
Emebet Chalachew Temech +6 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of household iodized salt utilization in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and Health survey [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Iodine deficiency disorder is a significant public health problem, affecting both developed and developing nations worldwide. It is associated with poor body growth and irreversible mental retardation.
Yigizie Yeshaw +5 more
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Availability of adequately iodized salt at the household level in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundIodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a global, regional, and national public health problem that is preventable. Universal salt iodization is a worldwide accepted strategy to prevent IDD. The level of iodine in the salt should be adequate at the
Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh +7 more
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Magnitude, Trends, and Determinants of Iodized Salt Availability among Households in Ethiopia: Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (2000–2016) [PDF]
Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2021 Background: Iodine deficiency causes various health problems such as mental defects, goiter, reproductive damage, hypo and hyperthyroidism, stillbirth, abortion, congenital abnormalities, cretinism, mental retardation, muscle anomalies, and reduced work ...
Amare Abera Tareke, Taddese Alemu Zerfu
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TSH Mediated the Effect of Iodized Salt on Child Cognition in a Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
Nutr Metab Insights, 2021 Mohammed H +4 more
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Iodized Salt Sales in the United States [PDF]
Nutrients, 2015 Iodized salt has been an important source of dietary iodine, a trace element important for regulating human growth, development, and metabolic functions. This analysis identified iodized table salt sales as a percentage of retail salt sales using Nielsen ScanTrack. We identified 1117 salt products, including 701 salt blends and 416 other salt products,
Maalouf, Joyce +5 more
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Knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa City [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa city. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 549 households.
Meseret Mamo Bazezew +2 more
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Awareness, practices and perspectives on ensuring access to ideally packaged iodized salt in Nigeria. [PDF]
Dialogues Health, 2023 Ariyo O +4 more
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