Prevalence of urinary iodine concentration among school children: in Dessie City, Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Utilization and awareness of iodized salt among parents/guardians of school children aged 6 to 14 years Dessie, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2019

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Did you hear about iodized salt?	Yes	456	71.9
Did you hear about iodized salt?	No	178	28.1
From what source you heard about iodized salt?	Health professionals	159	25.1
	Radio/TV	278	43.8
	Internet	2	.3
	Others sources	16	2.5
Do you use iodized salt?	Yes	560	88.3
Do you use iodized salt?	No	74	11.7
At what frequency you use iodized salt?	Occasional	112	17.7
	Mostly	83	13.1
	Always	366	57.7
Type of container used to store salt	Open	21	3.3
Type of container used to store salt	Closed	613	96.7
Sunlight exposure during storage of salt	Yes	24	3.8
Sunlight exposure during storage of salt	No	610	96.2
Storage of salt and distance from fire?	Near to fire	56	8.8
	Away from fire	576	90.9
	Both	2	0.3
During cooking, at what time do you apply the salt?	Early	7	1.1
	Middle	59	9.3
	Late end	526	83.0
	After	42	6.6

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