Table 4.

Knowledge on Iodine Deficiency Disorders

Region	Total	Do you know the importance of iodated salt		Do you know the cause for goitre
		Yes %	No %	Yes %	No %
Amhara	1620	3.5	96.3	3.7	96.3
Oromia	1717	2.4	97.6	6.7	93.3
Tigray	1769	9.3	90.7	19.5	80.5
SNNPR	1677	1.5	98.5	4.3	95.7
Addis Ababa	830	31.6	68.4	27.2	72.8
Afar	730	-	100	2.6	97.4
Benshagul Gumuz	882	6.8	93.2	7.2	92.8
Dire Dawa	751	4.4	95.6	4.0	96.0
Harari	776	8.7	91.3	11.7	88.3
Gambella*	142	2.1	97.9	4.2	95.8
Average			93%		91%