Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression output showing that factors associated with knowledge of iodized salt among women at reproductive age, in Yeka Sub-city Addis Ababa, March 2015
| Variables | Knowledge | Crude Odds Ratio with 95% CI | Adjusted Odds Ratio with 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | |||
| Respondents educational status | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 33 (67.3) | 16 (32.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | 2.30 (0.67,7.90) | 2.44 (0.68,8.68) |
| Primary education | 84 (61.3) | 53 (38.7) | 0.77 (0.39,1.53) | 0.76 (0.37,1.55) |
| Secondary education | 128 (82.1) | 28 (17.9) | 2.22 (1.08,4.57) | 2.02 (0.92,4.44) |
| Degree and above | 164 (89.1) | 20 (10.9) | 3.98 (1.87,8.47) | 2.72 (1.05,7.03) |
| Occupations of the respondents | ||||
| Government employee | 69 (87.3) | 10 (12.7) | 1.08 (0.34,3.41) | 1.21 (0.35,4.13) |
| Private employee | 87 (86.1) | 14 (13.9) | 0.97 (0.32,2.91) | 1.64 (0.51,5.27) |
| Own business | 101 (73.2) | 37 (26.8) | 0.43 (0.16,1.18) | 1.02 (0.33,3.14) |
| House wife | 88 (68.8) | 40 (31.2) | 0.34 (0.13,0.95) | 0.97 (0.30,3.06) |
| Unemployed | 27 (77.1) | 8 (22.9) | 0.53 (0.15,1.80) | 1.01 (0.47,2.10) |
| Daily laborer | 24 (77.4) | 7 (22.6) | 0.54 (0.15,1.90) | 1.19 (0.32.4.51) |
| Others | 32 (86.5) | 5 (13.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Household monthly income | ||||
| < 1500 | 98 (70.5) | 41 (29.5) | 1 | 1 |
| 1500–2800 | 100 (71.9) | 39 (28.1) | 1.07 (0.64,1.80) | 0.85 (0.48,1.49) |
| 2801–5000 | 131 (79.9) | 33 (20.1) | 1.67 (0.98,2.82) | 0.97 (0.54,1.83) |
| > 5000 | 99 (92.5) | 8 (7.5) | 5.18 (2.31,11.61) | 2.97 (1.20,7.37)* |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 164 (80) | 41 (20) | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 264 (76.7) | 80 (23.3) | 2.59 (0.81,8.32) | 0.86 (0.53,1.40) |
| Media exposure | ||||
| Poor | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Good | 421 (78.4) | 116 (21.6) | 1.21 (0.79,1.85) | 1.15 (0.33,3.94) |
* Indicate significant at p value less than 0.05 in multivariable logistic analysis