Table 1.
Geographical distribution of households according to the use and adequacy of salt iodization in Sudan
| Category | Salt test result* | Total No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not iodized No. (%) | <15ppm No. (%) | >15ppm No. (%) | ||
| Region | ||||
| Northern | 1,926 (98.5) | 23 (1.2) | 7 (0.4) | 1,956 (100) |
| Eastern | 2,733 (95.0) | 66 (2.3) | 77 (2.7) | 2,876 (100) |
| Khartoum | 937 (98.2) | 8 (0.8) | 9 (0.9) | 954 (100) |
| Central | 3,813 (98.9) | 21 (0.5) | 21 (0.5) | 3,855 (100) |
| Kordofan | 1,714 (91.9) | 66 (3.5) | 85 (4.6) | 1,865 (100) |
| Darfur | 1,812 (63.0) | 196 (6.8) | 866 (30.1) | 2,874 (100) |
| Upper Nile | 430 (52.1) | 318 (38.5) | 77 (9.3) | 825 (100) |
| Bahar-Algazal | 509 (34.0) | 473 (31.6) | 517 (34.5) | 1,499 (100) |
| Equatoria | 240 (11.5) | 799 (38.4) | 1,043 (50.1) | 2,082 (100) |
| Mode of Living | ||||
| Urban | 4,344 (72.6) | 439 (7.3) | 1,198 (20.0) | 5,981 (100) |
| Rural | 9,770 (76.3) | 1,531 (12.0) | 1,504 (11.7) | 12,805 (100) |
| Total | 14,114 (75.1) | 1,970 (10.5) | 2,702 (14.4) | 18,786 (100) |
*Not iodized: no colour change;
<15 ppm (parts per million): slight blue colour change;
>15 ppm: deep blue colour change