Utilization of adequately iodized salt and its associated factors in Tanzania rural areas: a case of Kilwa district, Lindi region, 2023

• David Mahwera,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Rose Msaki,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Rogath Kishimba,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Epidemiology and Disease Control Section, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania

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• Fatma Abdallah,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Danford Mahwera,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Vicent Assay,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• George Mrema ,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: drgeorgemrema@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Epidemiology and Disease Control Section, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania

  https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2612-9125

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• Geofrey Mchau,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Germana Leyna,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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• Theresia Ambrose

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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