Research Article

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

Table 7

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

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

Residence area
 Rural27577.0%11
 Urban8223.0%3.27 (1.39, 7.93)2.56 (1.00, 4.71)
Education of household
 Cannot read and write24067.2%11
 Can read and write5515.4%13.10 (5.25, 37.18)1.02 (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%3.74 (2.91, 9.65)1
Household jobs
 Farmer20457.1%11
 Business man6117.1%3.53 (1.74, 7.16)0.86 (0.34, 2.19)
 Employed298.1%0.50 (0.44, 2.26)0.93 (0.300, 2.88)
 Student246.7%0.30 (0.94, 1.70)
 Others3919%2.01 (0.72, 5.70)
Average monthly income
13337.3%11
 101_50011030.8%7.67 (3.88, 15.11)0.63 (0.22, 1.84)
 501_ 9994612.9%7.26 (3.61, 14.60)0.58 (0.19, 1.76)
6819.0%4.21 (1.86, 9.51)0.60 (0.66, 2.05)
Salt container
 Container with cover31788.8%0.31 (0.14, 0.70)1.52 (0.66, 3.50)
 Container without cover4011.2%11
Expose to sunlight?
 Yes102.8%11
 No34797.2%2.19 (1.89, 6.51)1.35 (0.69, 3.01)