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Gaki Pada Anak Sekolah Berhubungan Dengan Cara Penggunaan Garam Ketika Memasak (IDD Among School Children is Related to Pactise of Utilizing lodinated Salt During Cooking)
lodized salt is considered as an effective intervention to overcome lodine Dettciency Disorders (loo) problems. This research was aimed to analyze association between iodine content (qualitatively) of salts used in the households and practice of keeping and utilizing iodized salts to 100 among school children. This cross sectional study involved 67 randomly selected school children in Dusun Sidowayah, Jambon, Ponorogo. 100 was indicated by the development of goiter, and iodine content (qualitatively) of salts was assessed using iodine test kit. Data on practice of keeping and utilizing iodized salts in the household was obtained from interview to the mothers and through direct observation, respectively. Association among variables was tested using chi square and iisher's exact test. This study showed that most of the households (65.7%) already use iodized salt which meet the criteria (contain > 30 ppm of iodine). Most of the households (65.7%) applied correct practice on keeping the selts, however, practice on utilizing iodized salts during cooking process was mostly incorrect (80.6%). Statistical analysis showed that iodine content (qualitatively) of salts (p>0.05) and practice of keeping the iodized salts (p>0.05) were not associated to 100 among school children. However, practice of utilizing iodized salts was associated to 100 among school children (p
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