Iodine Nutrition Status and Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior in Tehranian Women Following 2 Decades Without Public Education

Mirmiran, Parvin; Nazeri, Pantea; Amiri, Parisa; Mehran, Ladan; Shakeri, Nezhat; Azizi, Fereidoun

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2013.02.001

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“…However, participants’ knowledge scores were not associated with women’s iodine status. This finding is in accordance with a cross-sectional study among women in Tehran, where suboptimal iodine intake was attributed to inappropriate practices, but not to knowledge [35]. Contrarily, other studies found that a poor knowledge about iodine may be a major risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant and lactating women [20,21,22,23,24,36].…”

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Knowledge about Iodine in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Oslo Area, Norway

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Background: Lack of knowledge about iodine may be a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant and lactating women. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge about iodine and predictors of iodine knowledge scores among pregnant and lactating women. The study also examined whether iodine knowledge scores were associated with iodine status. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 804 pregnant women and 175 lactating women from 18 to 44 years of age in 2016 in the Oslo area, Norway. Knowledge about iodine was collected through a self-administered, paper-based questionnaire. Iodine concentrations in urine and breast milk were measured using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS). Results: 74% of the pregnant women and 55% of the lactating women achieved none to low iodine knowledge scores. Higher educated pregnant women and those who had received information about iodine had significantly higher knowledge scores. In lactating women, increased age was associated with higher knowledge scores. Knowledge scores were not associated with participants’ iodine status. Conclusion: This study revealed a lack of knowledge about the importance of iodine in pregnant and lactating women, as well as about the most important dietary sources. Public education initiatives are required to increase the awareness about iodine in these population groups.

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Knowledge about Iodine in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Oslo Area, Norway

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“…ere was a relationship between good knowledge of iodized salt and level of education (p ≤ 0.001), occupation (p � 0.043), religion (p � 0.027), and ethnicity (p � 0.046), and it indicated that households with tertiary education are 24 times more likely to have good knowledge on iodized salt than those with no education, and those with formal jobs are also 6 times more likely to have good knowledge than those without jobs. is means as individual's educational level changes from lower to higher level, his/her knowledge about iodized salt increases and is in agreement with the Hawassa Town in Southern Ethiopia, the Tehranian women in Turkey, and the Australian pregnant women studies [15][16][17]. e present study also noticed that once a person has good knowledge of iodized salt, the likelihood of that person using iodized was very high and that knowledge on iodized salt (p ≤ 0.001) and individuals' educational level (p ≤ 0.001) was associated with iodized salt use.…”

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Iodine Content of Salt Use after Years of Universal Iodization Policy and Knowledge on Iodized Salt among Households in the Sissala East Municipality in Upper West Region of Ghana

Appiah

Yanbom

Ayanore

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Journal of Food Quality

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Background. Iodine deficiency is a global public health concern as it leads to inadequate production of thyroid hormone in the body, causing too many destructive consequences on the roles and functions of different human organs and muscles including brain growth and can manifest into many damaging effects such as intestinal cerebral impedance, cancer of intestine, breast disorders, and physical deformities like goitre and cretinism to one’s body. Despite all these negative effects, there are several important public health programs including universal salt iodization (USI) to improve on households’ iodine intake, notwithstanding this, countless families are still eating foods containing less iodine or no iodine at all. Hence, this study examined the intake of iodized salt after years of universal salt iodization and the knowledge on iodized salt among households in the Sissala East Municipality. Method. A descriptive cross-sectional study was adopted to collect data for the study. Data were collected from women in charge of household meal preparation using a semistructured questionnaire and rapid field iodine test kits. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used for the data analysis and presented in tables and graphs. p value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Findings. Only 41.4% of the households have good knowledge on benefits of iodized salt and dangers associated with iodine deficiency. It was realized that the health workers (46.6%) and television were the main sources of information on iodized salt. Household salt usage with adequate (>15 ppm) levels of iodine was 44.0%; however 85.9% of the salts were stored in covered containers. The study showed significant associations between knowledge on iodized salt and educational level (p≤0.001), occupation (p=0.043), religion (p=0.027), and ethnic lineage (p=0.046). Also, the use of iodized salt showed associations with the educational level (p≤0.001), occupation (p=0.003), religion (p=0.042), and knowledge on iodized salt (p≤0.001). Conclusions. Only about 4 in 10 households were consuming salt with adequate iodine, and this coverage is very low compared with the 90% or more coverage recommended by WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD. Having secondary and tertiary education and having good knowledge of iodized salt has a great influence on the use of iodized salt; however, with this low level of knowledge of importance of iodized salt among women responsible for house food preparations, there is the need for health professionals to intensify education and promotion on iodized salt in the area and to monitor and verify iodine content of salts produced and sold in the market all times, as the source of the salt might have contributed to the low levels of iodine in the household salt.

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“…The questionnaire was first prepared in English and then translated into Amharic. The questionnaire was developed by through by different literature review, other similar studies and EDHS [ 11 , 20 – 22 ]. Two day training was given for data collectors and supervisors who have extensive experience in data collection about the methods of interview and observation.…”

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“…It is apparent that the use of iodized salt by individuals and households is the major approach in the control of IDDs globally [ 23 – 25 ]. Thus, strengthening salt iodization programs and improving monitoring is a crucial step to eradicate the problem [ 22 , 26 , 27 ]. This study found that 78% of the respondents had good knowledge of iodized salt use.…”

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Knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa City

Bazezew¹,

Yallew

Belew

2018

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ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa city. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 549 households. A sample district was designated by using the simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected by a face-to-face interview and household salt was tested to check whether its practice was good. p < 0.2 in the bivariate logistic regression was entered into the multivariable logistic regression, and p < 0.05 was considered as significantly associated.ResultsMothers who had good knowledge and practice of iodized salt were 78% (95% CI 74.9, 81.2) and 76.3% (95% CI 72.7, 79.8), respectively. Monthly household income (AOR = 2.97; 95% CI 1.20, 7.37) was associated with knowledge of iodized salt of respondents. Similarly, educational status (AOR = 2.45; 95% CL 2.10, 6.43) of respondents was significantly associated with the practice of iodized salt. This study indicated that increasing the level of knowledge and practice of iodized salt was good. Monthly household income and educational status were associated with knowledge and practices of iodized salt of respondents. Hence, improving mothers’ education is a highly recommended strategy for addressing public health problems of iodine deficiency.

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Iodine Nutrition Status and Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior in Tehranian Women Following 2 Decades Without Public Education

Cited by 21 publications

References 43 publications

Knowledge about Iodine in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Oslo Area, Norway

Knowledge about Iodine in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Oslo Area, Norway

Iodine Content of Salt Use after Years of Universal Iodization Policy and Knowledge on Iodized Salt among Households in the Sissala East Municipality in Upper West Region of Ghana

Knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa City

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