Assessment of household use of iodized salt and adequacy of salt iodization: a cross-sectional National Study in Saudi Arabia

This study was conducted to assess household coverage with iodized salt in Saudi Arabia, and to determine adequacy of salt iodization. A school-based cross-sectional study using WHO 30-cluster survey methodology. Analysis of 4242 salt samples using qualitative rapid test kit (RTK) revealed that 68.7...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nutrition journal 2018-02, Vol.17 (1), p.35-7, Article 35
Hauptverfasser:	Al-Dakheel, Mushary H, Haridi, Hassan K, Al-Bashir, Bushra M, Al-Shangiti, Ali M, Al-Shehri, Sulaiman N, Hussein, Izzeldin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Awareness Child Cross-Sectional Studies Family Characteristics Female Health Education Household Humans Iodine - administration & dosage Iodine - analysis Iodine - deficiency Iodized salt Legislation, Food Male Nutrition Policy - legislation & jurisprudence Nutritional Requirements Planning Saudi Arabia Schools Short Report Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage Sodium Chloride, Dietary - analysis Students Wellness programs Women's health
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Zusammenfassung:	This study was conducted to assess household coverage with iodized salt in Saudi Arabia, and to determine adequacy of salt iodization. A school-based cross-sectional study using WHO 30-cluster survey methodology. Analysis of 4242 salt samples using qualitative rapid test kit (RTK) revealed that 68.7% (95% CI 67.3-70.1%) were iodized with significant regional differences (p
ISSN:	1475-2891 1475-2891
DOI:	10.1186/s12937-018-0343-0