Table 4 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of household iodized salt utilization in Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Use of iodized salt | Odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Community media exposure level | ||||
 low | 7127(50.24) | 1024(60.08) | 1 | 1 |
 High | 7059 (49.76) | 681 (39.92) | 2.14 (1.57–2.91) | 1.52 (1.07–2.17)* |
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 11,284(88.63) | 1447 (11.37) | 1 | 1 |
 Urban | 2902(91.84) | 258 (8.16) | 1.81 (1.29–2.55) | 0.82 (0.50–1.35) |
Media exposure | ||||
 Yes | 4120 (91.06) | 405(8.94) | 1.21 (1.10–1.38) | 1.10 (0.95–1.26) |
 No | 10,066(88.56) | 1300 (11.44) | 1 | 1 |
Education level | ||||
 No education | 7734 (88.87) | 969 (11.13) | 1 | 1 |
 1ry education | 4312 (88.92) | 537 (11.08) | 1.10 (0.95–1.24) | 1.02 (0.89–1.17) |
 2ry education | 1119 (89.56) | 131 (10.44) | 1.39 (1.12–1.74) | 1.25 (0.99–1.57) |
 Higher education | 1021 (93.73) | 68 (6.27) | 1.68 (1.30–2.16) | 1.49 (1.14–1.93)* |
Community education | ||||
 Low | 7419 (89.35) | 885(10.65) | 1 | 1 |
 High | 6767(89.19) | 820 (10.81) | 2.16 (1.59–2.94) | 1.51 (1.03–2.20)* |
Community poverty | ||||
 High | 7455 (89.71) | 855 (10.29) | 1.99 (1.46–2.71) | 1.20 (0.78–1.84) |
 Low | 6731 (88.79) | 850 (11.21) | 1 | 1 |
Wealth index | ||||
 Poorest | 2577 (85.86) | 424 (14.14) | 1 | 1 |
 Poorer | 2762 (90.07) | 305 (9.93) | 1.22 (0.99–1.49) | 1.15 (0.94–1.41) |
 Middle | 2711 (89.40) | 321 (10.60) | 1.45 (1.16–1.81) | 1.31 (1.04–1.65)* |
 Richer | 2672 (89.29) | 320 (10.71) | 1.49 (1.18–1.88) | 1.26 (0.99–1.62) |
 Richest | 3465 (91.21) | 334 (8.79) | 1.79 (1.39–2.29) | 1.26 (0.92–1.73) |