Table 3 Knowledge of mothers about iodized salt and IDD in Shebedino woreda, southern Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 408)
Percent | |
|---|---|
Heard about iodine or IDD | |
- Yes | 75.2 |
- No | 24.8 |
Heard about iodized salt | |
- Yes | 91.7 |
- No | 8.3 |
Source of information | |
- Health worker | 60 |
- Mass media | 27.2 |
- Public announcement | 12.8 |
Know benefit of iodized salt | |
- Yes | 90.7 |
- No | 9.3 |
Benefits of iodized salt | |
- Prevents goiter | 92 |
- Prevents mental retardation | 8 |