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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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.
Yalelet Fentaw Shiferaw +4 more
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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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Pre-pregnancy iodized salt improved children's cognitive development in randomized trial in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Matern Child Nutr, 2020 The overarching Ethiopia project examined the effects of early market introduction of iodized salt on the growth and mental development of young children.
Mohammed H +4 more
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Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020 Background. Iodine deficiency is the world’s major cause of preventable intellectual impairment, and nearly 2 billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency worldwide.
Gadisa Fitala Obssie +2 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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Adequately iodized salt is an important strategy to prevent iodine insufficiency in pregnant women living in Central Java, Indonesia. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Iodine is an essential micronutrient for cognitive development and growth. Optimal intakes are critical during pregnancy. We report the iodine status and thyroid function of pregnant women living in areas previously affected by severe iodine deficiency ...
Kusrini I, Farebrother J, Mulyantoro DK.
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Household Coverage with Adequately Iodized Salt and Iodine Status of Nonpregnant and Pregnant Women in Uzbekistan. [PDF]
Thyroid, 2020 Background: Globally, iodine deficiency has been drastically reduced since the introduction of salt iodization programs; nonetheless, many populations remain at-risk for iodine deficiency.
Rohner F +8 more
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Non-iodized salt consumption among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a population-based study. [PDF]
Public Health Nutr, 2020 Objective: To identify countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that have not yet achieved at least 90 % universal salt iodization and factors associated with the consumption of non-iodized salt among women of reproductive age.
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