Adequately Iodized Salt Utilization and Associated Factors among Households in Tach Armachio District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of respondents, Tach Armachiho district, Northwest Ethiopia 2019 (N = 555).

Variables	Category’s	Frequency (N)	Percentage
Sex	Male	96	17.3
	Female	459	82.7
Age in year	17–29	213	38.4
	30–44	270	48.6
	≥45	72	13
Residence	Urban	300	54.1
	Rural	255	45.9
Religion	Orthodox	522	94.1
	Muslim	33	5.9
Marital status	Single	50	9
	Married	442	79.6
	Divorced	52	9.4
	Widowed	11	2
Educational status of study participant	Unable to read and write	108	19.4
	Read and write	263	47.4
	Primary	103	18.6
	Secondary and above	81	14.6
Educational status of head of household	Unable to read and write	43	7.8
	Read and write	301	54.2
	Primary	100	18
	Secondary and above	111	20
Occupation of study participant	Government employee	28	5.1
	Merchant	67	12.1
	Housewife	317	57.1
	Self-employed	124	22.3
	Others	19	3.4
Family size in number	<5	374	67.4
	≥5	181	32.6
Wealth status	Poor	177	31.9
	Medium	206	37.1
	Rich	172	31.0

Students, daily laborer, childhood and family members.