Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Respondent’s knowledge and attitude towards iodized salt use, Dabat District northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 735)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Respondent’s knowledge
Poor	385	54.6
Good	320	45.4
Respondent’s attitude
Unfavorable	264	37.4
Favorable	441	62.6
Importance of iodized salt^a
Prevention of goiter	110	15.6
Growth and development	16	2.3
For health	364	51.6
I don’t know	314	44.5
The richest source of iodine^a
Egg	25	3.5
Meat	37	5.2
Milk and milk products	37	5.2
Iodized salt	61	8.7
Fish	8	1.1
Fruit and vegetables	7	1
I don’t know	591	83.8
Disorders of lack of iodine^a
Mental retardation	25	3.5
Goiter	174	24.7
Retarded growth	7	1
Abortion	9	1.3
Child mortality	1	0.1
I don’t know	501	71.1
All salts contain iodine
Yes	73	10.4
No	212	30.1
I don’t know	420	59.6
Existence of law that prevents selling none iodized salt for human/animal consumption
Yes	44	6.2
No	181	25.7
I don’t know	480	68.1
Test of iodized salt is different from unionized one
Yes	175	24.8
No	267	37.9
I don’t know	263	37.3
Iodized salt has a harmful effect on health
Yes	33	4.7
No	590	83.7
I don’t know	82	11.6
Salt obtained from the sea already contain iodine in the right quantities
Yes	97	13.8
No	386	54.8
I don’t know	222	31.5

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