Should both iodised and non-iodised salt be made available in Chinese cities? A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To contribute evidence relevant to the policy of supplying iodised salt (IS), non-iodised salt (NIS) or both in Chinese cities.

Design

Subnational telephone interview survey.

Setting

China.

Participants

Totally, 24 557 telephone numbers were dialled and 4833 citizens accepted the telephone interview. The telephone numbers were randomly selected by random digit dialling and a Mitofsky-Waksberg two-stage sampling method in 17 capital cities and 6 coastal cities from 17 iodine deficiency disorder (IDD)-eliminated provinces (municipalities).

Results

The 4833 citizens finished the telephone interview. Among them, 3738 (77.3%) citizens chose IS, 481 (10%) citizens chose NIS, and the others chose both IS and NIS. The citizens' awareness rates of IDD a

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120298 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature