Research Article

Availability of Adequately Iodized Salt at Household Level and Associated Factors in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge and practice of participants about iodized salt in Gondar town, 2012.

Variables Frequency Percent (%)

Knowledge
 Good 20425.2
 Poor 60674.8
Use cover for their salt container
 Yes 79498
 No 162
Place of salt storage
 Dry place80499.3
 Moisture area50.6
 Fire area10.1
Exposure to sunlight
 Yes18422.7
 No62677.3
Washing salt
 Yes 283.5
 No 78296.5
Duration of salt storage at household level
 ≤2 months74892.3
 >2 months627.7