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

Table 3

Availability and utilization of adequately iodized salt at the household level in Western Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Iodization	Adequately iodized (deep blue)	443	63.3
	Slightly iodized (slightly blue)	98	14
	Not iodized (colorless in the kit test)	159	22.7
Utilization	Properly utilized	180	25.7
	Improperly utilized	520	74.3
Know whether the used salt iodized or not	Know	206	29.4
	Do not know	494	70.6
Used packed salt	No	542	77.4
	Yes	158	22.6
Reading pack of salt when purchased	No	543	77.6
	Yes	157	22.4
Store salt in jar	No	102	14.6
	Yes	598	85.4