Adequate Iodized Salt Supply: A Key Success Factor to Impact Goiter Prevalence Rate in Highly Endemic Areas in Ethiopia

Dibaba, Asrat; Mamo, Tigist; Sinamo, Sisay; Brhanesillasie, Etsub

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“…3 In Ethiopia, almost 35% of children are affected by goitres, 4 while the prevalence of palpable and visible goitres among pregnant and lactating mothers is 31%. 5 The WHO recommends 90 µg, 120 µg, 150 µg and 250 µg daily intake of iodine for preschool children, schoolchildren, adolescents, and pregnant and lactating women, respectively. 6 In 1994, Universal Salt Iodization (USI) was recommended by the WHO and UNICEF as a safe, cost-effective and sustainable strategy to ensure sufficient intake of iodine by all individuals.…”

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Prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Tesfaye,

Gemechu,

Chanie

et al. 2023

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BackgroundIodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) are among the major public health problems for populations worldwide. Although the recommended strategy for the prevention of IDD is universal salt iodisation, little is known about the availability of adequately iodised salt among households in Southwest Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2019. A multistage sampling method was employed to select 422 households. A structured questionnaire and rapid test kits were used as data collection instruments. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associated factors.ResultsApproximately 52.8% (95% CI: 47, 57%) of households had adequately iodised salt. Higher educational status (adjusted OR (AOR)=4.27, 95% CI: 1.47, 12.44), favourable attitude toward iodised salt use (AOR=5.69, 95% CI: 2.83, 11.42), walking less than 30 min to buy iodised salt (AOR=4.69, 95% CI: 2.56, 8.60), using packed salt (AOR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.54, 4.93) and using covered salt containers (AOR=3.93, 95% CI: 2.21, 6.98) were factors positively associated with the availability of adequately iodised salt among households.ConclusionsThe prevalence of adequately iodised salt among households in Gambela district is very low. Therefore, enhancing community awareness about the benefit and good practice of iodised salt should be emphasised in addition to improving accessibility. Measures to improve the literacy of households also need to be underlined.

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Prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Tesfaye,

Gemechu,

Chanie

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“…5 The prevalence of palpable and visible goiter among pregnant and lactating mothers in Ethiopia was 30.9%. 6 A diet low in iodine is the main cause of IDD which usually occurs among populations living in areas where the soil has been depleted of iodine because of flooding, heavy rainfall or glaciation. 3 The recommended strategy for IDD control is based on correcting the deficiency by increasing iodine intake through supplementation or food fortification, especially universal salt iodization (USI) which is the iodization of salt for both human and livestock consumption.…”

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“…5 The prevalence of palpable and visible goiter among pregnant and lactating mothers in Ethiopia was 30.9%. 6…”

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Prevalence of adequately iodized salt and its determinants in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia

Tesfaye¹,

Gemechu

Umer³

et al. 2023

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Background: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) are among the major public health problems for populations all over the world. Even though the recommended strategy for IDD control is universal salt iodization, little was known about availability of adequately iodized salt in Gambela region. Objective: This study was conducted to determine availability of adequately iodized salt and associated factors in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2019 in Gambela district. Multistage sampling method was employed to select 422 households. A structured questionnaire and rapid test kits were data collection instruments. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify association. Results: About 52.8% (95% CI: 0.47, 0.57) of households had adequately iodized salt. College diploma and above educational status (AOR=4.27, 95% CI: 1.47, 12.44), favorable attitude (AOR=5.69, 95% CI: 2.83, 11.42), walking less than 30 minutes to get iodized salt (AOR=4.69, 95% CI: 2.56, 8.60), using packed salt (AOR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.54, 4.93) and using covered salt container (AOR=3.93, 95% CI: 2.21, 6.98) were factors positively associated with availability of adequately iodized salt. Conclusions: The availability of adequately iodized salt in Gambela district is very low. Enhancing community awareness about the benefit and good practice of iodized salt should be emphasized besides improving accessibility.

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Adequate Iodized Salt Supply: A Key Success Factor to Impact Goiter Prevalence Rate in Highly Endemic Areas in Ethiopia

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Prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of adequately iodized salt and its determinants in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia

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