Socio-demographic correlates of availability of adequate iodine in household salt: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 2 Analysis of factors associated with availability of adequately iodized salt in Arba Minch town, Gamo Zone, South Ethiopia, 2017

Variables	Level of iodine in a sample of household salt		COR, 95% CI	AOR, 95% CI
Variables	≥ 15 ppm	< 15 ppm	COR, 95% CI	AOR, 95% CI
Sex
Female	475	345	0. 85 (0.49, 1.49)
Male	34	21	Ref.
Age category
< 19	70	36	Ref.	Ref.
20–29	209	142	0.71 (0.45, 1.14)	0. 74 (0.46, 1.20)
30 +	230	188	0.62 (0.39, 0.98)*	0. 55 (0.34, 0.91)*
Educational status
Do not read and write	126	109	0.83 (0.59, 1.16)	1. 11 (0.74, 1.67)
Grade 1–8	89	57	1.12 (0.75, 1.67)	1. 34 (0.88, 2.07)
Grade 9–12	99	60	1.18 (0.80, 1.74)	1. 24 (0.83, 1.86)
Diploma or higher	195	140	Ref.	Ref.
Occupation
Farmer/or housewife	47	51	0.61 (0.37, 1.00)
Merchant	80	49	1.08 (0.68, 1.72)
Government employee	96	69	0.92 (0.60, 1.42)
Private business	176	124	0.94 (0.65, 1.37)
Student	110	73	Ref.
Marital status
Married	326	235	0.91 (0.51, 1.62)
Single	151	110	0.90 (0.49, 1.65)
Widowed/divorced	32	21	Ref.
Religion
Ethiopian orthodox	232	128	1.61 (1.20, 2.15)**	1. 68 (1.25, 2.27)**
Muslim	57	43	1.17 (0.76, 1.82)	1. 16 (0.73, 1.84)
Protestant	220	195	Ref.	Ref.
Household monthly income
< 1000 ETB	228	156	0.85 (0.62, 1.17)	0. 78 (0.55, 1.10)
1000–2000 ETB	96	102	0.55 (0.38, 0.79)**	0. 52 (0.36, 0.77)**
> 2000 ETB	185	108	Ref.	Ref.
Household family size
< 5	389	269	1.17 (0.86, 1.59)
≥ 5	120	97	Ref.
Respondent’s knowledge
Poor	145	116	Ref.	Ref.
Good	364	250	0.86 (0.64, 1.15)	1.14 (0.78, 1.66)
Respondent’s practice
Poor	205	145	Ref.	Ref.
Good	304	221	1.03 (0.78, 1.35)	0.93 (0.67, 1.29)

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