Adequately Iodized Salt Utilization and Associated Factors among Households in Tach Armachio District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Factors associated with adequate iodized salt utilization in Tach Armachiho district, Northwest Ethiopia 2019 (N = 555).
Variables
Categories’
Adequate iodized salt utilization
Odds ratios
value
Yes (≥15 ppm)
No (<15 ppm)
COR (95%CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Family size
<5 members
241
133
1.54 (1.07–2.20)
1.37 (0.88–2.12)
0.16
≥5 members
98
83
1
1
Place of residence
Urban
193
107
1.35 (0.96–1.89)
0.63 (0.37–1.08)
0.90
Rural
146
109
1
1
Educational status of study participant
Not educated
59
49
0.67 (0.37–1.21)
1.36 (0.63–2.93)
0.43
Read and write
158
105
0.84 (0.50–1.41)
1.23 (0.65–2.30)
0.53
Primary (1–8)
70
33
1.18 (0.64–2.18)
1.55 (0.78–3.11)
0.21
Secondary and above
52
29
1
1
Knowledge of IDD and iodized salt utilization
Good
215
97
2.13(1.50–3.01)
2.25(1.44–3.50)
0.001
Poor
124
119
1
1
Storage place in kitchen house
Near to the fire
54
95
1
1
Away from the fire
285
121
4.14 (2.78–6.15)
5.09 (3.25–7.98)
0.001
Where did you buy salt?
Retail shop
209
103
2.32 (1.09–4.93)
1.03 (0.42–2.51)
0.94
Open market
116
97
1.37 (0.64–2.94)
0.68 (0.28–1.68)
0.71
Wholesale
14
16
1
1
Distance travel to buy salt
<or = 1 hr waking
263
154
1.39 (0.94–2.06)
0.87 (0.49–1.53)
0.62
>1 hr waking
76
72
1
1
Type of salt
Packed
281
151
2.09 (1.39–3.13)
1.89 (1.12–3.19)
0.02
Bulk
58
65
1
1
Used covered container
Yes
305
178
1.92 (1.16–3.15)
2.18 (1.24–3.81)
0.01
No
34
38
1
1
Exposed to sun light
Yes
40
48
0.46 (0.29–0.74)
0.39 (0.23–0.65)
0.001
No
299
168
1
1
COR: crude odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, AOR: adjusted OR. Significant at and significant at .
