Table 3 Factors related with Iodized salt adequacy at household level among Dessie and Combolcha Town residents in May 2017
Variables | Test result of Iodine by RTK | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nil N (%) | Inadequate N (%) | Adequate N (%) | |||
Place of residence | |||||
Dessie | 20 | 66 | 301 | 10.91 (6.68–16.44) | 2.53 (1.31–4.90) |
Combolcha | 65 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
Marital status of the respondent | |||||
Married | 68 | 46 | 277 | 2.07 (0.89–4.85) | 0.92 (0.55–1.55) |
Single | 22 | 20 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
Educational status of respondents | |||||
Formal | 43 | 48 | 243 | 1.91 (1.29–2.80) | 1.79 (0.97–3.28) |
Informal | 47 | 18 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
Occupational status | |||||
Farmer | 16 | 8 | 55 | 1.05 (0.63–1.76) | 1.16 (0.68–1.97) |
Employed | 8 | 15 | 59 | 1.32 (0.78–2.27) | 1.37 (0.80–2.35) |
Housewife | 66 | 43 | 230 | 1 | 1 |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
First quintile (poorest) | 16 | 19 | 71 | 4.18 (2.38–7.31) | 1.66 (0.85–3.25) |
Second quintile | 6 | 12 | 60 | 6.96 (3.60–13.46) | 2.05 (0.93–4.51) |
Third quintile | 13 | 20 | 75 | 4.76 (2.72–8.41) | 1.90 (0.96–3.75) |
Fourth quintile | 8 | 5 | 102 | 15.33 (7.69–30.57) | 2.54 (1.10–5.87) |
Fifth quintile(Richest) | 47 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
Site for labeling and packing of iodized salt | |||||
Open market | 68 | 10 | 47 | 0.08 (0.04–0.19) | 0.10 (0.04–0.23) |
Shewit | 3 | 8 | 172 | 3.38 (1.35–8.50) | 1.25 (0.92–3.49) |
Mesobo | 10 | 48 | 78 | 0.36 (0.17–0.77) | 0.18 (0.08–0.43) |
Afdera | 8 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
Iodized salt exposure for sunlight | |||||
No | 18 | 59 | 292 | 9.21 (5.99–14.01) | 2.54 (1.31–4.91) |
Yes | 72 | 7 | 52 | 1 | |