Gemede Habtamu Fekadu, Tamiru Badasa, Fite Meseret Belete
Department of Food Technology and Process Engineering, Wollega University, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Wollega University, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Int J Food Sci. 2021 Dec 23;2021:5562390. doi: 10.1155/2021/5562390. eCollection 2021.
Appropriate knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt are used to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the western part of Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt and associated factors at household level in Jibat woreda, Ethiopia. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using structured and pretested questionnaire interview. Sampling salt was tested by the iodometric titration method. The result showed that iodine content more than 90% was considered as adequately iodized salt. The result of this study shown that among the 357 salt samples, 191(53.5%) households had good knowledge on iodized salt while 166 (46.5%) had poor knowledge on iodized salt. In addition, the result of the study revealed that 162 (45.4%) had good practice of iodized salt, whereas 195 (54.6%) had poor practice of iodized salt. The result of this study also shown that 149 (41.7%) households were using adequately iodized salt while 208 (58.3%) were using inadequate iodized salt in study area. Residence area, education level, household job, and average monthly income were significantly associated with knowledge of iodized salt at household level. Residence area, educational level, average monthly income, and expose to sunlight were significantly associated with availability of adequately iodized salt. In this finding, the knowledge and practices of iodized salt at household level in Jibat woreda, Ethiopia, were poor, and the availability of iodine in iodized salt was inadequate. This is associated to residence area, education level of household, and average monthly income. Therefore, any concerned body/institution should have to work in the above gabs of the knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt.
利用适当的知识、做法以及加碘盐的可获取性来消除碘缺乏症。然而，对于埃塞俄比亚西部加碘盐的充足可获取性了解甚少。因此，本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚吉巴特县家庭层面加碘盐的知识、做法、可获取性及其相关因素。采用结构化且经过预测试的问卷调查进行基于社区的横断面研究。通过碘量滴定法对抽样盐进行检测。结果显示，碘含量超过90%的盐被视为加碘充足的盐。本研究结果表明，在357个盐样本中，191户（53.5%）家庭对加碘盐有良好认知，而166户（46.5%）对加碘盐认知较差。此外，研究结果显示，162户（45.4%）有加碘盐的良好使用习惯，而195户（54.6%）有加碘盐的不良使用习惯。本研究结果还表明，研究区域内149户（41.7%）家庭使用的是加碘充足的盐，而208户（58.3%）使用的是加碘不充足的盐。居住区域、教育水平、家庭职业和月平均收入与家庭层面加碘盐的知识显著相关。居住区域、教育水平、月平均收入和日晒情况与加碘充足的盐的可获取性显著相关。在这一研究结果中，埃塞俄比亚吉巴特县家庭层面加碘盐的知识和做法较差，加碘盐中的碘可获取性不足。这与居住区域、家庭的教育水平和月平均收入有关。因此，任何相关机构都应致力于弥补加碘盐在知识、做法和可获取性方面的上述差距。
