Knowledge, Practice, and Availability of Iodized Salt and Associated Factors in Jibat Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Table 2

Frequency distribution of respondents’ knowledge about iodized salt in the study area.

Variables	Frequency	Percentile
Do you know what iodine is?
Yes	194	54.3%
No	163	45.7%
Have you heard of a salt with chemical (iodine) added to it?
Yes	194	54.3%
No	58	16.3%
Do not know	105	29.4%
Every salt contains iodine?
Yes	35	9.8%
No	158	45.3%
Do not know	164	45.9%
If yes to (11), where did you hear of it?
Radio	38	10.6%
TV	29	8.1%
Books	18	5.0%
Family	9	2.5%
Friends	11	3.1%
Health workers	54	15.1%
Others	37	10.4%
Did not heard from any sources	161	45.2%
Do you think should you take iodized salt?
Yes	189	52.9%
No	39	10.9%
Do not know	129	36.2%
Importance of taking iodized salt
Prevents cretinism	20	5.6%
Prevents goiter	83	23.0%
Encourages good fetal growth	22	6.2%
Promotes good health	50	14.0%
Prevents dwarfism	15	4.2%
Do not know	167	47.0%
Do any of your family members have ever suffered by ID?
Yes	66	18.5%
No	291	81.5%
Knowledge level of household
Good	191	53.5%
Poor	166	46.5%