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. 2022 Nov 28;17(11):e0277208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277208

Table 2. Knowledge & practice of pregnant women on iodized salt utilization (N = 145) in BUNMAP cohort study, Butajira, Ethiopia, February 2019.

Variables Frequency (%)
Knowledge
 Good 84(57.9)
 Poor 61(42.1)
Type of salt purchased for daily use (respondent’s answer)
 Iodized 85 (58.6)
 Non-iodized 60 (41.4)
Way of identification of iodized salt by respondent
 Being finer 20 (23.5)
 Being cleaner 26 (30.6)
 Reading label 39 (45.9)
Reason for not buying iodized salt (n = 60)
 More expensive 17 (28.3)
 Not knowing the benefit 34 (56.7)
 Not available 9 (15)
Kind of salt consumed
 Packed/ powdered 65 (44.8)
 Loose /coarse 80 (55.2)
Salt purchasing frequency
 Weekly 21 (14.5)
 Every two weeks 73 (50.3)
 Monthly 51 (35.2)
Salt purchasing place
 Open market 70 (48.3)
 Retail shop 75 (51.7)
Salt storage place
 Dry & cool area 119 (82.1)
 Moisture & fire/sunlight exposed area 26 (17.9)
Type of salt container
 with cover 124 (85.5)
 without cover 21 (14.5)
Salt adding time
 At the beginning of the cooking process 21 (14.5)
 In the middle of the cooking process 77 (53.1)
 At the end of cooking & after cooling 47 (32.4)