25 25 HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG IODIUM DENGAN KETERSEDIAAN GARAM BERIODIUM DI RUMAH TANGGA Relationship Between Maternal Iodium Knowledge and The Iodized Salt Availability in Households Yayuk Hartriyanti 1* , Adi Utarini 2 , Djoko Agus Purwanto 3 , Budi Wiweko 4 , Susetyowati 1 , Toto Sudargo 1 , A.Fahmy Arif Tsani 5 1 Departemen Gizi Kesehatan, Fakultas Kedokteran, Kesehatan Masyarakat, dan Keperawatan Universitas Gadjah Mada Jalan Farmako Sekip Utara, Sleman, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2 Departemen Kebijakan dan Manajemen Pelayanan Kesehatan Fakultas Kedokteran, Kesehatan Masyarakat, dan Keperawatan Universitas Gadjah Mada Jalan Farmako Sekip Utara, Sleman, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia 3 Fakultas Farmasi Universitas Airlangga Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia 4 Departemen Kebidanan dan Kandungan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia Jalan Salemba Raya No. 6, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 5 Departemen Ilmu Gizi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Diponegoro Jalan Prof. H. Soedarto, SH., Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia *e-mail: yayuk.hartriyanti@ugm.ac.id Submitted: February 07 th , 2021, revised: June 22 nd , 2021, approved: October 18 th , 2021 ABSTRACT Background. Iodine is essential for the growth and development of fetuses and children, particularly the brain. A long term lack of this mineral causes iodine defciency disorders (IDD). The availability and use of iodized salt are infuenced by the level of knowledge about IDD and iodized salt. The government has attempted to prevent IDD by fortifying salt with iodine. Objective. This study aimed to analyze maternal iodine knowledge of the iodized salt availability in the household and other parameters. Method. This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The data were collected from 198 houses using a proportional stratifed random sampling method. A questionnaire is used to examine each subject’s knowledge of iodine. The availability of iodized salt is then assessed by using iodized testing. The chi-square test/fsher’s exact test and Mann Whitney U/Kruskal Wallis test were employed to establish the relationship between variables. Result. The majority of the subjects live in the highlands (74.2%), have completed elementary school (47.5%), and are farmers (41.4%). The participant’s geographic location is associated with the knowledge regarding IDD and the impact and risk factor of IDD (p=0.023 and p<0.001), while the mother’s occupation is linked to the impact and risk factor of IDD (p=0.020). There is no relationship between knowledge and the fulfllment of quality requirements of iodized salt in the household. However, participants with good knowledge are more likely to have iodized salt as recommended. Conclusions. Participants who have a high level of knowledge are more likely to have iodized salt as recommended. There needs to be increased education regarding IDD and how to store iodized salt and determine factors associated with the decreased quality of salt in the household. Keywords: IDD, intake, iodine, knowledge, salt ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Iodium merupakan mikronutrien penting terutama bagi perkembangan otak janin dan anak. Iodium berperan untuk proses pertumbuhan dan perkembangan sebagian besar https://doi.org/10.22435/mgmi.v13i1.4424;Copyright © 2021 MGMI