Knowledge and Utilization of Iodized Salt and Its Associated Factors at Household Level in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge on iodized salt at the household level in Western Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Knowledge	Poor	499	71.3
	Good	201	28.7
Heard about iodized salt	No	471	67.3
	Yes	229	32.7
Heard from school	No	630	90
	Yes	70	10
Heard from health workers	No	628	89.7
	Yes	72	10.3
Heard from mass media	No	576	82.3
	Yes	124	17.7
Heard from friends or relatives	No	647	92.4
	Yes	53	7.6
Heard from training	No	696	99.4
	Yes	4	0.6
Purchased the salt	Weekly market	37	5.2
	From the shop	643	91.9
	Supermarket	20	2.8
Use cover for their salt container	No	102	14.5
	Yes	598	85.4
Expose salts to sunlight	No	235	33.6
	Yes	465	66.4
Washing the salt with water	No	549	78.4
	Yes	151	21.6
Packaging	No	542	77.4
	Yes	158	22.6