From: Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age of respondents | ||
16–24 | 36 | 5.1 |
25–34 | 268 | 38.0 |
35–49 | 330 | 46.8 |
50–79 | 71 | 10.1 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 151 | 21.4 |
Rural | 554 | 78.6 |
Mother’s marital status | ||
Currently married | 616 | 87.4 |
Currently unmarriedc | 99 | 12.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 689 | 97.7 |
Muslim | 16 | 2.3 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 539 | 76.5 |
Primary | 97 | 13.8 |
Secondary and above | 69 | 9.8 |
Husband’s education | ||
Illiterate | 390 | 55.3 |
Primary | 225 | 31.9 |
Secondary and above | 90 | 12.8 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Housewife | 309 | 43.8 |
Farmer | 319 | 45.2 |
Merchant | 32 | 4.5 |
Government employee | 25 | 3.5 |
Othersb | 20 | 2.8 |
Husband’s Occupation | ||
Farmer | 571 | 81.0 |
Merchant | 36 | 5.1 |
Government employee | 72 | 10.2 |
Othersa | 26 | 3.7 |
Family size | ||
<6 | 271 | 38.4 |
≥6 | 434 | 61.6 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 237 | 33.6 |
Medium | 233 | 33.0 |
Rich | 235 | 33.3 |