Assessment of household use of iodized salt and adequacy of salt iodization: a cross-sectional National Study in Saudi Arabia

Assessment of household use of iodized salt and adequacy of salt iodization: a cross-sectional National Study in Saudi Arabia

Abstract Objectives This study was conducted to assess household coverage with iodized salt in Saudi Arabia, and to determine adequacy of salt iodization. Methods A school-based cross-sectional study using WHO 30-cluster survey methodology. Results Analysis of 4242 salt samples using qualitative rap...

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Main Authors: Mushary H. Al-Dakheel, Hassan K. Haridi, Bushra M. Al-Bashir, Ali M. AL-Shangiti, Sulaiman N. Al-Shehri, Izzeldin Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Iodized salt
Household
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0343-0

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