ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Non-iodized salt consumption among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a population-based study.
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- Iodized household salt utilization and associated factors among households in East Africa: a multilevel modelling analysis using recent national health surveys.BMC public health · 2023Article
- An assessment of Individual, community and state-level factors associated with inadequate iodised salt consumption among pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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- Hotspots of un-iodized salt availability among Ethiopian households, evidence from the national survey data.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Factors associated with the consumption of table salt with inadequate iodine concentrations: a population analysis at a Peruvian household level.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Global, regional and national epidemiology and prevalence of child stunting, wasting and underweight in low- and middle-income countries, 2006-2018.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that have not yet achieved at least 90 % universal salt iodization and factors associated with the consumption of non-iodized salt among women of reproductive age.
designA cross-sectional study using data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). The presence of iodine in household salt (iodized or non-iodized), which was tested during the survey process, was the study outcome. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine independent factors associated with the consumption of non-iodized salt among women of reproductive age.
settingThere were eleven countries in SSA that participated in the DHS since 2015 and measured the presence of iodine in household salt.
participantsWomen (n 108 318) aged 15-49 years.
resultsCountries with the highest rate of non-iodized salt were Senegal (29·5 %) followed by Tanzania (21·3 %), Ethiopia (14·0 %), Malawi (11·6 %) and Angola (10·8 %). The rate of non-iodized salt was less than 1 % in Rwanda (0·3 %), Uganda (0·5 %) and Burundi (0·8 %). Stepwise multivariable logistic regression showed that women were more likely to be using non-iodized salt (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) if they were poor (1·62; 1·48, 1·78), pregnant (1·16; 1·04, 1·29), aged 15-24 years (v. older: 1·14; 1·04, 1·24) and were not literate (1·14; 1·06, 1·23).
conclusionsThe use of non-iodized salt varies among SSA countries. The higher level of use of non-iodized salt among poor, young women and pregnant women is particularly concerning.
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