Utilisation of adequately Iodised salt and its determinants at household level among the tribal population of Yercaud hills in South India – A Community Based Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Background Most cost effective and sustainable intervention to address iodine deficiency is the Universal Salt Iodization (USI). According to the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS 5) data, 94.3% of the households in India were consuming adequately Iodised salt. Objectives 1. To estimate the prevalence of Iodised salt utilisation at the household level using a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). 2. To determine the factors influencing Iodised salt utilisation at the household level. 3. To estimate the Urinary Iodine Excretion (UIE) among the tribal population.

Keywords

• Iodine, Salt, Malnutrition, Goiter.