Table 4.
Sociodemographic and practices factors associated with the presence of adequately iodized salt at home in binary logistic regression, Wolaita Sodo town and its peripheries, Southern Ethiopia 2016.
| Variables (n = 440) | Titration result of the salt | COR | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥15 ppm | <15 ppm | |||
| No (%) | No (%) | |||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 29 (17.5) | 30 (11) | 1.37 (1.02–1.83) | |
| Rural | 137 (82.5) | 244 (89) | 1 | 0.052 |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 83 (50.0) | 189 (69.0) | 1 | |
| Formal education | 83 (50.0) | 85 (31.0) | 2.22 (1.49–3.31) | <0.001 |
| Family size | ||||
| ≤5 | 100 (60.2) | 158 (57.7) | 1 | |
| >5 | 66 (39.8) | 116 (42.3) | 1.07 (0.84–1.38) | 0.59 |
| Religion of respondents | ||||
| Protestant | 103 (62.0) | 160 (58.4) | 1 | |
| Orthodox | 54 (32.5) | 94 (34.3) | 1.43 (0.63–3.26) | 0.64 |
| Others | 9 (5.4) | 20 (7.3) | 1.28 (0.54–3.00) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 120 (72.3) | 199 (72.6) | 0.72 (0.30–1.72) | |
| Employed | 36 (21.7) | 63 (23.0) | 0.69 (0.27–1.74) | |
| Unemployed | 10 (6.0) | 12 (4.4) | 1 | 0.72 |
| Age of respondents | ||||
| <25 years | 25 (15.1) | 59 (21.5) | 0.61 (0.23–1.61) | |
| 25–34 years | 94 (56.6) | 140 (51.1) | 0.97 (0.41–2.36) | |
| 35–44 years | 38 (22.9) | 62 (22.6) | 0.88 (0.34–2.27) | 0.39 |
| ≥45 years | 9 (5.4) | 13 (4.7) | 1 | |
| Income of the respondents | ||||
| ≤600 ETB | 72 (43.8) | 179 (65.3) | 1 | |
| 601 = 1200 ETB | 52 (31.3) | 74 (27.0) | 1.75 (1.12–2.73) | |
| ≥1201 ETB | 42 (25.3) | 21 (7.7) | 4.97 (2.75–8.98) | <0.001 |
| Type of salt bought | ||||
| Packaged | 20 (41) | 29 (59) | 0.86 (0.47–1.58) | 0.63 |
| Bulk | 146 (37) | 245 (63) | 1.00 | |
| Types of salt storage used | ||||
| Storage with cover/salt bag | 149 (39) | 237 (61) | 0.73 (0.4–1.34) | 0.31 |
| Storage without cover | 17 (31) | 37 (68.5) | 1.00 | |
| Exposed salt to sun light | ||||
| Yes | 19 (17) | 95 (83) | 1.00 | <0.001 |
| No | 147 (45) | 179 (55) | 2.7 (1.76–4.15) | |
| How often do you buy salt | ||||
| Once in a month | 33 (36) | 58 (64) | ||
| Once in a week | 133 (38) | 216 (62) | 1.08 (0.67–1.75) | 0.75 |
| Place of salt storage | ||||
| Dry place | 141 (85) | 241 (88) | 1.3 (0.74–2.27) | 0.36 |
| Moisture/fire area | 25 (15) | 33 (12) | 1.00 | |
ppm: parts per million, COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, and ETB: Ethiopian Birr.