Iodized household salt utilization and associated factors among households in East Africa: a multilevel modelling analysis using recent national health surveys

Table 2 Sociodemographic, and household related characteristics of iodization of household salt among households in east Africa (unweighted n = 154,589, and weighted = 154,980)

Variables on iodization of household salts	Frequency	Percentage
Household head age
> 25	11,721	7.56
25–35	45,425	29.31
36–45	36,254	23.39
> 45	61,581	39.73
Marital status
Not married	42,676	27.60
Married	111,953	72.40
Educational status
No formal education	36,292	23.44
Primary	69,458	44.86
Secondary and higher	49,089	31.70
Household wealth index
Poorest	28,738	18.54
Poorer	29,625	19.12
Middle	30,111	19.43
Richer	32,649	21.07
Richest	33,858	21.85
Mass media exposure
No	67,079	43.28
Yes	87,902	56.72
Sex of the household head
Male	106,921	68.99
Female	48,059	31.01
Source of drinking water
Unimproved	38,941	25.13
Improved	116,039	74.87
Toilet facility type
Unimproved	73,126	47.18
Improved	81,854	52.82
Household member
1–5	105,373	67.99
> 5	49,607	32.01
Types of residence
Urban	44,510	28.72
Rural	110,471	71.28
Community-level wealth
Low	79,082	51.03
High	75,898	48.97
Community illiteracy
Low	80,187	51.74
High	74,793	48.26

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