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Table 5 Knowledge of iodine requirement and iodine insufficiency effects and sources of information on iodine utilisation

From: Urinary iodine concentration and thyroid volume of pregnant women attending antenatal care in two selected hospitals in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a comparative cross-sectional study

 

KNUST Hospital

EJURA Hospital

Total

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Knowledge of increased iodine requirement

 Yes

17 (18.3)

22 (15.1)

39 (16.3)

 No

76(81.7)

124 (84.9)

200(83.7)

Knowledge of effects of iodine insufficiency during pregnancy

 No

77 (82.8)

129 (88.4)

206 (86.2)

 Yes

16 (17.2)

17 (11.6)

33 (13.8)

Sources of information

 Radio and television

76(81.7)

143(98.0)

219(91.6)

 School

12(12.9)

2(1.4)

14(5.9)

 Health Workers

5(5.4)

1(0.7)

6(2.5)

 Fliers

0(0.00)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

 Posters

0(0.00)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)