Factors associated with the availability of iodized salt at household level: a case study in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The availability of iodized salt in households remains low in Bangladesh, which calls for improving the salt iodization quality and its coverage. The present study assessed the socio-economic disparity in Bangladesh to characterize the availability of iodized salt at household level.

Design

Associations between different socio-economic factors and availability of iodized salt at household level were explored using Bayesian mixed-effects logistic models after adjusting the district- and cluster-level random effects.

Setting

Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2012-13.ParticipantsHouseholds (sample size, n 50981).

Results

Results showed that 73·15 % of household salt samples were iodized to some extent although iodization level varied.

SUBMITTER: Khan JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature