Table 4.
Factors associated with the availability of adequately iodized salt in the household, Dabat District, northwest, Ethiopia, March 2016 (n = 705)
| Variables | Availability of iodized salt | Crude Odds Ratio 95% C1 | Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥15PPM | <15PPM | |||
| Respondents age in years | ||||
| 16–24 | 15 | 21 | 1.82 (0.79, 4.22) | * |
| 25–34 | 84 | 184 | 1.16 (0.65, 2.07) | * |
| 35–49 | 115 | 215 | 1.36 (0.78, 2.40) | * |
| 50–79 | 20 | 51 | 1.00 | * |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 63 | 88 | 1.60 (1.11, 2.32) | 2.15 (1.23, 3.76) |
| Rural | 171 | 383 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Illiterate | 171 | 368 | 1.00 | * |
| Primary education | 38 | 59 | 1.39 (0.89, 2.17) | * |
| Secondary and above | 25 | 44 | 1.22 (0.73, 2.06) | * |
| Husband’s education | ||||
| Illiterate | 126 | 264 | 1.00 | * |
| Primary education | 73 | 152 | 1.01 (0.71, 1.43) | * |
| Secondary and above | 35 | 55 | 1.33 (0.83, 2.14) | * |
| Mother’s occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 99 | 210 | 1.00 | * |
| Farmer | 109 | 210 | 1.10 (0.80, 1.54) | * |
| Merchant | 11 | 21 | 1.11 (0.52, 2.39) | * |
| Government employee | 9 | 16 | 1.19 (0.51, 2.79) | * |
| Others | 6 | 14 | 0.91 (0.34, 2.44) | * |
| Husband’s occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 13 | 23 | 1.00 | * |
| Merchant | 185 | 386 | 0.85 (0.42, 1.71) | * |
| Government employee | 24 | 48 | 0.89 (0.38, 2.05) | * |
| Others | 12 | 14 | 1.52 (0.54, 4.24) | * |
| Family size | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 96 | 175 | 1.18 (0.85, 1.62) | * |
| ≥ 6 | 138 | 296 | 1.00 | * |
| Household wealth index | ||||
| Poor | 81 | 156 | 1.00 | * |
| Medium | 69 | 164 | 0.81 (0.55, 1.19) | * |
| Rich | 84 | 151 | 1.07 (0.73, 1.56) | * |
| Type of salt | ||||
| Packed | 16 | 14 | 2.39 (1.15, 4.99) | 2.23 (1.01, 4.89) |
| Non-packed | 218 | 457 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Salt exposure to sunlight | ||||
| No | 225 | 445 | 1.00 | * |
| Yes | 9 | 26 | 0.69 (0.32, 1.49) | * |
| Place of salt storage | ||||
| Near to fire | 21 | 44 | 0.96 (0.56, 1.65) | * |
| Away from fire | 213 | 427 | 1.00 | * |
| Salt storage | ||||
| With closed material | 222 | 447 | 1.00 | * |
| Without closed material | 12 | 24 | 1.01 (0.49, 2.05) | * |
| Duration of salt storage | ||||
| 1–8 weeks | 212 | 430 | 1.00 | * |
| ≥9 weeks | 22 | 41 | 1.09 (0.63, 1.87) | * |
| Mother’s knowledge | ||||
| Poor | 113 | 272 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good | 121 | 199 | 1.46 (1.07, 2.00) | 1.49 (1.08, 2.08) |
| Mother’s attitude | ||||
| Unfavorable | 81 | 183 | 1.00 | * |
| Favorable | 153 | 288 | 1.20 (0.86, 1.66) | * |
| Distance travel to buy salt | ||||
| ≤60 min walking | 180 | 329 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >60 min walking | 54 | 142 | 0.69 (0.48, 0.99) | 0.68 (0.48, 0.99) |
*didn’t appear in the final model (not significant) using Backward LR