Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and basic information of the participants
| IS | DFS | QFS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households used salt (N) | 100 | 102 | 98 | |
| Age (Years) of female head of the Household (Median (Q1, Q2) | 37 (30, 48) | 39 (29, 48) | 37 (30, 48) | |
| People living in the household (mean (Q1, Q2) | 6.6 (5, 8) | 6.9 (5, 9) | 6.5 (5, 8) | |
| Source of salt commonly used in a household | Shop (Iodized salt) | 91 (91%) | 98 (96%) | 89 (90.8%) |
| Nearby salt farm (non-iodized salt) | 9 (9%) | 4 (4%) | 9 (9.2%) | |
| Type of salt normally used in a household | Iodised | 76 (76%) | 79 (77.5%) | 80 (81.6%) |
| Don’t know | 24 (24%) | 23 (22.5%) | 18 (18.4%) | |
| Total individuals interviewed after salt use | Female | 237 (82.9%) | 240 (78.9%) | 260 (84.4%) |
| Male | 49 (17.1%) | 65 (21.1%) | 48 (15.6%) | |