European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety 5(5): 1120, 2015, Article no.EJNFS.2015.464 ISSN: 2347-5641
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The Proportion of Households with Adequately Iodized Salt in Ethiopia Dilnesaw Zerfu1*, Abinet Tekle1, Tibebu Moges1, Adamu Belay1, Andinet Abera1, Girmay Ayana1, Masresha Tessema1, Desalegn Kuche1, Meseret W/Yohannes1, Amha Kebede1 and Aregash Samuel1 1
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Article Information
DOI: 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21275 Special Editors: Lucie Bohac, Micronutrient Forum Secretariat, Canada. Klaus Kraemer, Director, Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland. Chief Editor Prof. Hans Verhagen, Senior Scientific Advisor ‘Nutrition and Food Safety’, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O.Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Conference Abstract
Received 5th February 2015 st Accepted 1 March 2015 th Published 14 August 2015
ABSTRACT Objectives: According to the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011, the proportion of households using iodized salt (>15 parts per million [PPM]) was 15.4%. The 2014 Ethiopia National Micronutrient Survey (ENMS) will estimate the national and regional proportions of households using adequately iodized (>15 ppm) salt in Ethiopia. Methods: The ENMS is a cross-sectional household survey designed to produce national and regionally representative estimates. Samples of salt (20 gram) usually consumed will be collected from approximately 4,000households for qualitative testing using the rapid test kit. Salt samples will be sent to the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Institute Laboratory where iodometric titration will be conducted. Results: The national and regional proportions of households with adequately iodized (>15 ppm) salt will be presented. Conclusions: This survey will provide national and regional data for monitoring and evaluating the progress of the Universal Salt Iodization (USI) program in Ethiopia.
© 2015 Zerfu et al.; This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Correspondence: Lucie Bohac, Coordinator, Micronutrient Forum Secretariat (email:
[email protected]) Note: This abstract was presented at “The Micronutrient Forum Global Conference – Bridging Discovery and Delivery”, 2-6 June 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
