Table 3 Generalized estimating equations predicting baseline-endline difference of the differences in knowledge, attitude and practice of iodine deficiency disorder and iodized salt among women in Southwest Ethiopia, 2016–2017
Predictors | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||
Nutrition education | 8.809** (0.178) | 8.459 | 9.158 | 3.352** (0.094) | 3.168 | 3.535 | 2.895** (0.081) | 2.737 | 3.054 |
Age in year | − 0.010 (0.015) | − 0.038 | 0.019 | − 0.004 (0.013) | − 0.029 | 0.021 | 0.005 (0.008) | − 0.010 | 0.020 |
Family size | − 0.250 (0.225) | − 0.692 | 0.191 | 0.544* (0.220) | 0.113 | 0.975 | 0.161 (0.114) | − 0.062 | 0.384 |
Educational status | 0.233 (0.212) | − 0.182 | 0.647 | 0.579* (0.203) | 0.180 | 0.977 | − 0.095 (0.103) | − 0.297 | 0.106 |
Geographic location | − 0.395 (0.209) | − 0.804 | 0.014 | 0.154 (0.196) | − 0.230 | 0.538 | − 0.315* (0.100) | 0.511 | − 0.119 |
Wealth index | |||||||||
Medium | − 0.190 (0.283) | − 0.744 | 0.364 | 0.240 (0.265) | − 0.278 | 0.759 | − 0.278 (0.150) | − 0.572 | 0.017 |
Poor | − 0.511* (0.230) | − 0.962 | 0.059 | 0.700* (0.229) | 0.252 | 1.148 | − 0.093 (0.106) | − 0.300 | 0.114 |
Iodized salt+ | − 0.284 (0.210) | − 0.696 | 0.128 | − 0.164 (0.202) | − 0.560 | 0.231 | − 0.612** (0.099) | 0.807 | 0.417 |