NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regionsand other varieties of packed salt, and awareness-raising among health workers and the generalpublic.In all surveyed households, salt used for cooking was analysed for iodine content using salt test kitsthat identified the presence of potassium iodate. Table NU.8 shows that very small proportion ofhouseholds (0.2 percent) in the MFWR had no salt available. In half of interviewed households (50percent), salt was found to be adequately iodized, i.e., containing 15 ppm or more of iodine. Some55 percent of households in the Mid-Western Region had adequately salt compared to 44 percent inthe Far Western Region. Use of adequately iodized salt was highest in the Mid-Western Terai (63percent) and lowest in the Far Western Hills (34 percent). Almost three quarters (74 percent) ofurban households were found to be using adequately iodized salt compared to 48 percent in ruralareas. The use of adequately iodized salt showed wide variation by wealth quintile from 31 percentfor the poorest households to 82 percent for the richest households.Table NU.8: Iodized salt consumptionPercentage of households by consumption of iodized salt, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionPercent inwhich saltwas testedNo. ofhouseholdsNo saltPercent of household with: Total No. ofNot iodized0 ppmSalt test result>0 and