Availability of Adequately Iodized Dietary Salt and Associated Factors in a Town of Southeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 3
Factors associated with the availability of adequately iodized dietary salt at household level in Kore Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
Availability of adequately iodized salt in the household
AORb (95% CI)
Adequate, n (%)
Inadequate, n (%)
Knowledge about iodized salt
Poor knowledge
114 (53)
102 (47)
1
Good knowledge
57 (32)
121 (68)
1.88 (1.18, 3.01)
Type of iodized salt
Unpackeda
114 (53.3)
100 (46.7)
1
Packed
57 (31.7)
123 (68.3)
1.33 (0.78, 2.27)
Type of container for iodized salt
Bag in which salt is bought
29 (29.9)
68 (70.1)
1.16 (0.53, 2.55)
Closed plastic
90 (45)
110 (55)
1.07 (0.6, 1.9)
Opened plastic
52 (53.6)
45 (46.4)
1
Exposure of iodized salt to sunlight
Yes
22 (61.1)
14 (38.9)
1
No
149 (41.6)
209 (58.4)
2.35 (1.1, 5.2)
Storage place of iodized salt
Dry place
142 (41.6)
199 (58.4)
4.77 (1.39, 16.45)
Cold place
4 (30.8)
9 (69.2)
8.23 (1.44, 47.19)
Next to fire
10 (47.6)
11 (52.4)
2.95 (0.65, 13.45)
Moist place
15 (78.2)
4 (21.1)
1
Notes. Statistically significant at . ppm: parts per million. aThe salt is bought from the market without any package. bAdjusted for storage place, types of container, type of iodized salt, exposure to sunlight, income of householders, occupation of head of household, religion of head of household, and knowledge of household head about iodized salt.
