2020
DOI: 10.26717/bjstr.2020.26.004372
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Effect of Behaviour Change Communication on Iodised Salt Utilization and Median Urine Iodine Concentration among Children Growth Age 6 -59 Months in Central Highland of Ethiopia: Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Abstract: The most daunting challenge to control Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) in Ethiopia is accessing iodised salt with adequate quantity of iodine. Fundamentally, measuring Median Urine Iodine Concentration (MUIC) is good surrogate marker of the amount of iodine found in plasma thyroxine. There was no study in Ethiopia that evaluated whether education on the iodized salt at household levels improves iodine status.Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of behaviour change communication on the use of io… Show more

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