Factors Affecting the Presence of Adequately Iodized Salt at Home in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia: Community Based Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, Wolaita Sodo town and its peripheries, Southern Ethiopia 2016.

Variables ()	Categories	Frequencies	Percentage
Place of residence	Urban	59	13.4
	Rural	381	86.6
Respondents’ age	17–24 years	84	19.1
	25–34 years	234	53.2
	35–44 years	100	22.7
	45–54 years	20	4.5
	≥55 years	2	0.5
Sex of HH head	Female	47	10.7
	Male	393	89.3
Sex of respondents’	Female	438	99.5
	Male	2	0.5
Marital status	Married	397	88.0
	Widowed	31	7.0
	Single	13	3.0
	Divorced	9	2.0
Respondent’s levels of education	Unable to read or write	200	45.9
	Only read and write	72	16.6
	Elementary school	101	22.0
	Secondary school	59	13.4
	College and above	8	2.0
Occupation	Housewife	319	72.5
	Private work	79	18.0
	Student	13	3.0
	Farmer	12	2.7
	Unemployed	9	2.0
	Government employee	8	1.8
Monthly income in ETB	≤600	221	57.0
	600–1200	126	28.6
	≥1201	63	14.3
Family size	1–3 persons	83	18.9
	4–6 persons	269	61.1
	>6 persons	88	20.0

HH: household; ETB: Ethiopian Birr.