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Table 2 Knowledge among households in Woreda 11, Nifas silk Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Nearly one-in-five households utilized inadequate iodized salt in Nifas Silk Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Knows effects of iodine deficiency at least one

Yes

249

71.6

No

99

28.4

Knows effects of iodine deficiency Two or more

Yes

99

28.4

No

249

71.6

Heard about iodized salt

Yes

322

92.5

No

26

7.5

Knows that iodized salt prevents IDD

Yes

216

62.1

No

132

37.9

Source of information on utilizing iodized salt n (338)

From social media

114

32.8

Health professional

147

42.2

Other

77

22.1

Attitude status

Unfavorable

132

37.9

Favorable

216

62.1