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ArticlePublic health nutrition2021

Factors associated with the consumption of table salt with inadequate iodine concentrations: a population analysis at a Peruvian household level.

Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, Diego Azañedo

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Article in Public health nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Akram Hernández-VásquezCentro de Excelencia en Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, 550 La Fontana Av., La Molina, Lima00012, Peru.ORCID 0000-0003-1431-2526
Rodrigo Vargas-FernándezUniversidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
Diego AzañedoIndependent Researcher, Lima, Peru.
Universidad Científica del Sur · PEUniversidad San Ignacio de Loyola · PE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIodine deficiency is a public health problem, especially in Peru, where it affects women of childbearing age and school-age children. The objective of the study was to conduct a household-level analysis of the factors associated with the consumption of table salt with inadequate amounts of iodine in Peru.

designAnalytical cross-sectional study using Peruvian household-level data from the Demographic and Family Health Survey. Table salt iodine concentrations were considered as the dependent variable ('inadequate' with iodine levels <30 PPM and 'adequate' with levels ≥30 PPM). The association between iodine concentrations in salt and independent variables was evaluated using crude and adjusted log-binomial regression models.

settingPeru.

participantsA total of 25 007 households were included.

resultsIn Peru, 21·8 % households had inadequate table salt iodine concentrations. Belonging to the poorer and poorest wealth index, living in the Highlands natural region, and living with women of childbearing age with native mother tongue were identified as factors associated with inadequate iodine concentrations in table salt.

conclusionsThere is an urgent need to ensure that table salt with adequate iodine concentrations is available for poor populations, residents of the Highlands and households with ethnic presence. Likewise, it is necessary to promote good storage practices, greater regulation/law enforcement and better monitoring of the companies that manufacture or sell this product. Furthermore, the population needs to be informed of the disorders associated with iodine deficiency.

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IodineSodium Chloride, DietaryChildCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansPeruIodineSodium Chloride, DietaryCross-sectional studiesDietaryHealth surveysIodinePeru (MeSH, NLM)Table salt

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PMID33500009
PMCPMC10195268
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