Iodine status of women of reproductive age in sierra leone and its association with household coverage with adequately iodized salt

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Rohner, Fabian ^a   Wirth, James P ^a   Woodruff, Bradley A ^a   Chiwile, Faraja ^b   Yankson, Hannah ^c   Sesay, Fatmata ^d   Koroma, Aminata S ^e   Petry, Nicolai ^a   Pyne Bailey, Solade ^e   Dominguez, Elisa ^c   Kupka, Roland ^b   Hodges, Mary H ^d   De Onis, Mercedes ^c  

^a Crans près Céligny   (Switzerland)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Household equity; Iodine status; Salt iodine levels; Salt iodization; Sierra leone

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT; SALT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IODINATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958039909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8020074     Document Type: Article

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