People's Knowledge and Practice of Salt Iodization, as Well as the Assessment of Iodine Content in Salt in the Cumilla Region of Bangladesh

Aim: To evaluate the household iodine content and knowledge, attitude, behavior regarding salt iodization among residents of Cumilla, Bangladesh.
 Subjects Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey 700 inhabitants in Cumilla's urban rural areas to determine concentration they consume. The participants were asked about what know deficiency as well how their was packaged stored. Among them, 338 people provided sample be tested its by titrimetric method.
 Results: 46.57% knew that best way prevent while 35.14% considered during purchasing. Most stored plastic boxes (89.7%) closed containers (84.14%).Among all participants, only 37.14% aware requirement pregnancy.
 In regions, median 36.76 ppm (OR=0.658, 95% CI, 0.469-0.925), areas, 40.92 (OR=1.188, 1.022-1.380). Iodine levels less than 15 (minimum limit) 6.8% samples greater 40 (maximum 56.5%. Only 36.7% contained adequate iodine.
 Conclusion: An effective consistent approach for controlling distributed is required at Bangladesh.