| Autor: |
Mushary H. Al-Dakheel, Hassan K. Haridi, Bushra M. Al-Bashir, Ali M. AL-Shangiti, Sulaiman N. Al-Shehri, Izzeldin Hussein |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
Nutrition Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1475-2891 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12937-018-0343-0 |
| Popis: |
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 rapid test kit (RTK) revealed that 68.7% (95% CI 67.3–70.1%) were iodized with significant regional differences (p |
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