Nora S Newcombe, Susan C Levine, Kelly S Mix
Thinking about quantity: the intertwined development of spatial and numerical cognition
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science
iodine plays big role growth development used synthesis thyroid hormones regulate body organ functions important source iodized salt iodine deficiency impairs cognitive development precipitates many thyroid diseases purpose study measure knowledge attitudes practices towards iodized salt adults aged 1865 years united arab emirates crosssectional study included 406 participants selfadministered questionnaire distributed public places across emirates survey included sociodemographic characteristics participants questions related knowledge attitudes practices towards iodized salt knowledge score 13 calculated chisquare mannwhitney u independent ttests used analysis statistical package social sciences ibm spss statistics windows ibm corp version 220 armonk ny pvalue less 5 considered statistically significant 406 respondents 60 n246 ages 1834 years 71 n287 university level mean knowledge score higher participants higher educational levels compared participants lower education levels 430 vs 263 respectively older ages 3565 years compared younger ages 1834 years 420 vs 359 respectively almost half participants buy iodized salt 48 n196 minority buy noniodized salt 14 n55 rest know type salt buy participants use iodized salt store closed container expose sunlight knowledge iodized salt relatively low less half participants use participants use iodized salt follow right storage recommendations study suggests implementation public campaigns raise awareness importance iodized salt benefits using