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| Knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) towards iodized salt utilization in HaweltiKebelle, Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015 | ||||||
| Hadgu Gerensea1, Abadit Yohannse2, Berhe Baymot1, Hagos Atsbha2, Kidan Nguse2, Leterbrhan Gebru2, Selemun G/kel2 | ||||||
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1Lecturer at School of Nursing, Axum University, Axum, Ethiopia.
2Care Givers at Axum University Referral Hospital, Axum, Ethiopia. | ||||||
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| Gerensea H, Yohannse A, Baymot B, Atsbha H, Nguse K, Gebru L, G/kel S. Knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) towards iodized salt utilization in HaweltiKebelle, Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. Edorium J Pathol 2016;2:1–8. |
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Abstract
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Background:
Iodine is regarded as one of the most important trace elements in the human body which required during the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Globally, 30% of the world's population is affected by IDD and more than 150,000 million people are affected in Africa alone. In Ethiopia, one out of every 1000 is a cretin, and about 50,000 perinatal deaths are occurring annually due to iodine deficiency disorders. In Ethiopia, there are scarce studies on knowledge, attitude and practice of iodized salt utilization. So this study may give some clue on this issue and may base line for other researches.
Aims: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards iodized salt utilization in HaweltiKebelle, Axum Town, North Ethiopia, 2015. Methods: A Cross-sectional quantitative study among 4763 households of Hawelti Kebelle was conducted by a face-to-face interviewing technique. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results: Majority (81%) of the respondents indicated that they heard deficiency of iodine in the environment and insufficient intake of iodine in the human body and some of the respondents were received information from television and radio 85 (60%), about iodine deficiency disorders and preventing them and majority of the respondents (83%) know why buy iodized salt because it is healthy and from the respondents 03 (2%) do not buy iodized salt because they do not know why it is necessary. Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on utilization of iodized salt at household level was good. Using iodized salt, stored salt in a closed container with lid, heard about iodized salt, adding salt at the end of cooking was good. | |
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Keywords:
Attitude, Iodized salt, Knowledge, Practices
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Author Contributions:
Hadgu Gerensea – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Abadit Yohannse – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Hagos Atsbha – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Kidan Nguse – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Leterbrhan Gebru – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Selemun G/kel – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2016 Gerensea et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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