1. Schreibman, M, Scanes, CG, Pang, PKT. The Endocrinology of Growth, Development, and Metabolism in Vertebrates. Academic Press; 2012.
Google Scholar2. Mullur, R, Liu, Y-Y, Brent, GA. Thyroid hormone regulation of metabolism. Physiol Rev. 2014;94:355-382.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI3. Arthur, JR, Beckett, GJ. Thyroid function. Br Med Bull. 1999;55:658-668.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI4. Pearce, EN, Andersson, M, Zimmermann, MB. Global iodine nutrition: where do we stand in 2013? Thyroid. 2013;23:523-528.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI5. Gärtner, R. Recent data on iodine intake in Germany and Europe. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2016;37:85-89.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline6. Ittermann, T, Albrecht, D, Arohonka, P, et al. Standardized map of iodine status in Europe. Thyroid. 2020;30:1346-1354.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline7. Ahad, F, Ganie, SA. Iodine, iodine metabolism and iodine deficiency disorders revisited. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2010;14:13-17.
Google Scholar | Medline8. Hetzel, BS. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and their eradication. Lancet. 1983;2:1126-1129.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI9. WHO, FAO . Vitamin and mineral requirements in human nutrition. WHO. Accessed December 30, 2020. http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/micronutrients/9241546123/en/
Google Scholar10. James, SL, Abate, D, Abate, KH, et al. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet. 2018;392:1789-1858.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline11. Gizak, M, Gorstein, J, Andersson, M. Epidemiology of iodine deficiency. In: Pearce, EN , ed. Iodine Deficiency Disorders and Their Elimination. Springer International Publishing; 2017:29-43.
Google Scholar12. Businge, CB, Longo-Mbenza, B, Kengne, AP. Iodine nutrition status in Africa: potentially high prevalence of iodine deficiency in pregnancy even in countries classified as iodine sufficient. Public Health Nutr. Published online August 3, 2020. doi:10.1017/S1368980020002384
Google Scholar | Crossref13. Dessie, G, Amare, D, Dagnew, AB, et al. Prevalence of goiter among children in Ethiopia and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1191.
Google Scholar | Crossref14. Hassen, HY, Ali, JH, Gebreyesus, SH, Endris, BS, Temesgen, AM. National incidence, prevalence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of common micronutrient deficiencies in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the global burden of diseases study. Global Health Action. 2020;13:1776507.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline15. WHO, UNICEF, ICCIDD . Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: a guide for programme managers, Third edition (updated 1st September 2008). WHO. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/micronutrients/iodine_deficiency/9789241595827/en/
Google Scholar16. Timmer, A. Iodine nutrition and universal salt iodization: a landscape analysis in 2012. IDD Newsl. 2012;40:5-9.
Google Scholar17. Knowles, JM, Garrett, GS, Gorstein, J, et al. Household coverage with adequately iodized salt varies greatly between countries and by residence type and socioeconomic status within countries: results from 10 national coverage surveys. J Nutr. 2017;147:1004S-1014S.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline18. DHS, USAID . The DHS program – DHS methodology. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://dhsprogram.com/methodology/survey-types/DHS-Methodology.cfm
Google Scholar19. Stata and FAQ . A comparison of different tests for trend. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://www.stata.com/support/faqs/statistics/test-for-trend/
Google Scholar20. Corcoran, C. Trend tests for binary data. In: Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. American Cancer Society; 2014. doi:10.1002/9781118445112.stat07646
Google Scholar | Crossref21. Adish, A, Chuko, T, Abay, A, Assey, V, Desta, T. Ethiopia: breaking through with a new iodized salt law. IDD News Lett. 2013;41:1-24.
Google Scholar22. Abebe, Z, Tariku, A, Gebeye, E. Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Arch Public Health. 2017;75:33.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline23. Mekonnen, TC, Eshete, S, Wasihun, Y, Arefaynie, M, Cherie, N. Availability of adequately iodized salt at household level in Dessie and Combolcha Towns, South Wollo, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2018;18:1152.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline24. Kumma, WP, Haji, Y, Abdurahmen, J, Mehretie Adinew, Y. Factors affecting the presence of adequately iodized salt at home in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia: community based study. International Journal of Food Science. 2018;2018:4394908.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline25. Tran, TD, Hetzel, B, Fisher, J. Access to iodized salt in 11 low- and lower-middle-income countries: 2000 and 2010. Bull World Health Organ. 2016;94:122-129.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline26. Dida, N, Legese, A, Aman, A, et al. Availability of adequately iodised salt at household level and its associated factors in Robe town, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study. South Afr J Clin Nutr. 2020;33:58-63.
Google Scholar | Crossref27. Bazezew, MM, Yallew, WW, Kassahun, BA. Knowledge and practice of iodized salt utilization among reproductive women in Addis Ababa City. BMC Res Notes. 2018;11:734.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline28. Yeshaw, Y, Alem, AZ, Tesema, GA, Teshale, AB, Liyew, AM, Tesema, AK. Spatial distribution and determinants of household iodized salt utilization in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and Health survey. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1421.
Google Scholar | Crossref29. Çan, G, Ökten, A, Green, J. The role of local mass media in promoting the consumption of iodized table salt. Health Educ Res. 2001;16:603-607.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline30. Li, M, Chapman, S, Agho, K, Eastman, CJ. Can even minimal news coverage influence consumer health-related behaviour? A case study of iodized salt sales, Australia. Health Educ Res. 2008;23:543-548.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI31. Agbozo, F, Der, JB, Glover, NJ, Ellahi, B. Household and market survey on availability of adequately iodized salt in the Volta region, Ghana. Int J Health Promot Educ. 2017;55:110-122.
Google Scholar | Crossref32. Tariku, WB, Mazengia, AL. Knowledge and utilization of iodized salt and its associated factors at household level in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia. J Nutr Metab. 2019;2019:9763830.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline33. Gashu, KD, Yismaw, AE, Gessesse, DN. Factors associated with women’s exposure to mass media for health care information in Ethiopia. A case-control study. Reprod Health. Published online October 23, 2020. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-95732/v1
Google Scholar | Crossref34. Alemayehu, M, Meskele, M. Health care decision making autonomy of women from rural districts of Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study. Int J Womens Health. 2017;9:213.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline