Research Article

Knowledge, Practice, and Availability of Iodized Salt and Associated Factors in Jibat Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Table 5

Factors associated with knowledge of iodized salt in the study area.

VariablesFrequencyPercentCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Area
 Rural27577.0%11
 Urban8223.0%6.66 (3.52, 12.61)3.10 (0.76, 4.31)
Education of household
 Cannot read and write24067.2%11
 Can read and write5515.4%2.10 (3.25, 11.18)1.98 (1.37, 7.60)
 Grades 1-4123.4%4.74 (1.61, 14.00)1.27 (1.71, 9.52)
 Grades 5-882.2%1.32 (2.87, 6.10)1.21 (2.79, 5.26)
 Grades 9-1241.1%1.98 (3.10, 12.67)1
 Graduated3810.6%3.10 (2.05, 7.02)1
Household job
 Farmer20457.1%11
 Business man6117.1%2.37 (1.18, 4.77)1.88 (0.86, 4.08)
 Employed298.1%0.76 (0.33, 1.73)0.82 (0.35, 1.95)
 Student246.7%11
 Others3919%0.13 (0.27, 0.64)0.12 (0.02, 0.95)
Average monthly income
13337.3%11
 101_50011030.8%6.39 (3.18, 12.82)1.58 (0.64, 3.89)
 501_ 9994612.9%4.08 (2.00, 8.30)1.06 (0.04, 2.63)
6819.0%2.10 (1.28, 6.91)0.86 (0.31, 2.35)
Salt container
 Container with cover31788.8%2.08 (1.05, 4.10)1.36 (0.65, 2.87)
 Container without cover4011.2%11
Washing salt before use
 Yes7119.9%11
 No28680.1%2.93 (2.05, 5.22)1.83 (1.75, 2.77)
Expose to sunlight?
 Yes102.8%11
 No34797.2%0.45 (0.27, 0.76)0.30 (0.04, 0.57)