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Tafere Gebreegziabher

Publications (2)

High Variability of Urinary Iodine Concentrations (UIC) and Iodine in Salt from Rural Households in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Tafere Gebreegziabher, Sandra Peterson & Barbara Stoecker · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To assess salt iodine concentrations (SIC) and UIC after the national proclamation that all salt for human consumption should be iodized. Methods: Salt was collected from 193 rural households. SIC was analyzed with a portable digital electronic iodine checker (WYY, UN...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21161

Vitamin D Insufficiency in a Sunshine-Sufficient Area: Southern Ethiopia

Tafere Gebreegziabher & Barbara Stoecker · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: This study assessed vitamin D status by measuring plasma 25(OH)D concentrations in rural women in southern Ethiopia living in the Rift Valley at 7°3´ N latitude. Methods: Nonpregnant women (n = 202) living in three adjacent rural communities volunteered to participate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21164