TABLE 1.
Characteristics of nonpregnant women of reproductive age (15–49 y) sampled for urinary iodine concentration within the 3 zones of Somalia1
| Combined strata (n = 617) | NWZ (n = 196) | NEZ (n = 202) | SCZ (n = 219) | |
| Age, y | 29.8 (29.0, 30.7) | 30.6 (29.2, 32.0) | 29.5 (27.9, 31.2) | 29.6 (28.3, 30.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 21.8 (21.2, 22.3) | 22.5 (21.8, 23.2) | 23.5 (22.5, 24.5) | 21.0 (20.2, 21.8) |
| No formal education, % | 74.8 (69.4, 79.5) | 81.6 (74.1, 87.3) | 60.4 (50.2, 69.7) | 75.8 (67.5, 82.5) |
| Internally displaced <2 y, % | 5.8 (3.1, 10.7) | 5.8 (2.3, 13.6) | 1.7 (1.0, 8.9) | 6.6 (2.8, 15.0) |
| Household size, n | 6.2 (5.9, 6.4) | 6.3 (5.7, 6.8) | 6.4 (5.7, 6.5) | 6.1 (5.7, 6.5) |
| Rural location, % | 75.1 (64.7, 83.2) | 62.8 (43.0, 79.0) | 55.0 (36.7, 71.9) | 85.4 (68.2, 94.1) |
| Type of dwelling,2 % | ||||
| Makeshift | 35.7 (27.1, 45.3) | 37.4 (24.3, 52.6) | 8.5 (3.3, 20.3) | 42.1 (29.0, 56.4) |
| Temporary (mud and/or sticks) | 25.0 (18.1, 33.4) | 18.9 (12.0, 28.7) | 7.5 (4.0, 13.7) | 31.9 (21.1, 45.2) |
| Semipermanent (mud/stone with metal sheet roofing) | 24.5 (17.3, 33.4) | 11.1 (4.4, 25.3) | 46.2 (33.9, 59.1) | 24.1 (13.9, 38.5) |
| Permanent (block houses with metal sheet roofing) | 14.5 (10.7, 19.2) | 32.6 (20.5, 47.7) | 36.7 (24.6, 50.8) | 1.4 (0.2, 9.4) |
| Other | 0.4 (0.1, 1.7) | 0.0 (-) | 0.5 (0.3, 3.9) | 0.5 (0.1, 3.3) |
1
Values are means or percentages (95% CIs). NEZ, Northeast Zone; NWZ, Northwest Zone; SCZ, South Central Zone.
2
For combined strata n = 605.