Research Article

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

Table 6

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

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

Residence area
 Rural27577.0%11
 Urban8223.0%3.43 (2.03, 5.80)2.77 (1.24, 6.20)
Educational level of mother
 Cannot read and write24067.2%11
 Can read and write5515.4%3.55 (1.71, 7.38)1.37 (0.47, 3.97)
 Grades 1-4123.4%2.09 (0.88, 4.96)1.11 (0.39, 3.13)
 Grades 5-882.2%0.72 (0.17, 3.16)0.28 (0.05, 1.45)
 Grades 9-1241.1%2.17 (0.46, 10.16)1.04 (0.90, 5.68)
 Graduated3810.6%2.89 (1.94, 5.21)1
Average monthly income
13337.3%11
 101_50011030.8%2.60 (1.42, 4.73)1.08 (0.47, 2.47).
 501_ 9994612.9%2.09 (1.31, 3.87)0.91 (0.40, 2.10)
6819.0%1.92 (0.90, 4.11)1.03 (0.41, 2.58)
Container of salt
 Container with cover31788.8%3.81 (1.04,4.30)2.60 (1.83, 3.50)
 Container without cover4011.2%11
Washing salt before use
 Yes7119.9%11
 No28680.1%2.32 (1.32, 4.10)0.20 (0.08, 0.36)
Expose to sunlight?
 Yes102.8%11
 No34797.2%3.19 (1.89, 6.51)1.75 (0.89, 3.21)