| Total (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Chi-square | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent knowledge about iodine deficiency | |||||
 Have you heard about iodine deficiency or problems related to not eating iodized salt (e.g. goitre, apathy, and muscle weakness)? | |||||
  Yes | 69 | 72 | 66 | 1.452 | 0.484 |
  No | 23 | 21 | 26 |  |  |
  Don`t know | 8 | 8 | 8 |  |  |
 Do you or any one in your household know how can iodine deficiency be prevented? | |||||
  Yes | 58 | 57 | 59 | 0.307 | 0.858 |
  No | 25 | 26 | 24 |  |  |
  Don`t know | 17 | 17 | 17 |  |  |
Respondent household practice on taking iodized salt | |||||
 Did you or household use salt to cook the main meal eaten by members of your family yesterday/ in last week? | 100 | 100 | 100 |  |  |
 What kind of salt did you use? | |||||
  Iodized | 39 | 38 | 41 | 1.394 | 0.498 |
  Not iodized | 445 | 47 | 40 |  |  |
  Don`t know | 16 | 15 | 18 |  |  |
Respondent attitude towards use of iodized salt | |||||
 How likely do you think your household lacks iodized salt at home? | |||||
  Not likely | 31 | 30 | 33 | 1.628 | 0.653 |
  Not sure | 16 | 17 | 14 |  |  |
  Likely | 32 | 30 | 35 |  |  |
  More likely | 21 | 23 | 18 |  |  |
 How serious do you think not using iodized salt in the body is? | |||||
  Not serious | 17 | 16 | 19 | 1.659 | 0.646 |
  Not sure | 33 | 33 | 33 |  |  |
  Serious | 42 | 42 | 43 |  |  |
  Very serious | 8 | 9 | 6 |  |  |
 How good do you or your household think it is to prepare meals with iodized salt? | |||||
  Not good | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.067 | 0.785 |
  Not sure | 21 | 21 | 20 |  |  |
  Good | 47 | 49 | 44 |  |  |
  Very good | 31 | 29 | 34 |  |  |
 How difficult is it for your household to buy and use iodized salt? | |||||
  Not difficult | 57 | 55 | 60 | 1.945 | 0.378 |
  Somewhat difficult | 29 | 29 | 29 |  |  |
  Very difficult | 14 | 16 | 10 |  |  |