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Table 2 Salt utilization characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC service at the University of Gondar referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 378)

From: Two-thirds of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic at the University of Gondar Hospital are found with subclinical iodine deficiency, 2017

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Types of salt utilization

 Packed

333

88.1

 Non packed

45

11.9

Exposure to sunlight/fire

 Never

363

96.0

 Sometimes

15

4.0

Salt storage

 Dry

212

56.1

 Moist

166

43.9

Do you wash the salt

 Never

372

98.4

 Sometimes

6

1.6

Salt containing container

 Open

35

9.3

 Closed

343

90.7

The timing of salt added to the food

 At the beginning

6

1.6

 At the middle

15

4.0

 At the end

357

94.4

Salt storage duration (months)

 ≤ 2

354

93.7

 ≥ 3

24

6.3