Variable		Frequency(n=613)	Prevalence (%)
Sex	Male	86	14
Sex	Female	527	86
Age in years	18–24	119	19.4
	25–34	163	2.6
	35–44	140	22.8
	45–54	115	18.8
	55 and above	76	12.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	613	100
Religion	Orthodox	538	87.8
	Muslim	70	11.4
	Others*	5	0.8
Marital status	Married	359	58.6
	Single	164	26.8
	Divorced	67	10.9
	Widowed	23	3.8
Educational status	Cannot read and write	158	25.8
	Can read and write	178	29
	Secondary school	102	16.6
	College and above	175	28.5
Occupation	Housewife	223	36.4
	Merchant	14	2.3
	Employed	88	14.4
	Un employed	288	47
Wealth index	Poor	205	33.4
	Medium	211	34.4
	Rich	197	32.1
Family size	≤5	516	84.2
Family size	>5	97	15.8

Others*-Protestant, Catholic, Mission
Table 1: Frequency Distribution of Socio-Demographic Factors among Households at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Variable			Knowledge		Crude OR(95% CI)	Adjusted OR(95% CI)
Variable			Poor	Good	Crude OR(95% CI)	Adjusted OR(95% CI)
Marital status	Married		190	169	1	1
	Single		96	68	1.256 [0.864, 1.824]	0.78 [0.382, 1.595]
	Divorced		42	25	1.494 [0.874, 2.556]	0. 73 [0.320, 1.679]
	Widowed		2	21	0.085 [0.020,0 .367]**	0. 04 [0.007, 0.179]**
Educational status	Un able to read and write		97	61	2.12 [1.368, 3.287]**	1.55 [0. 945, 2.557]
	Able to read and write		103	75	1.83 [1.201, 2.793]**	1.22 [0. 759, 1.963]
	Secondary school		55	47	1.56 [0.955, 2.550]	1.32 [0.775, 2.245]
	College and above		75	100	1	1
Spouse’s education	Un able to read and write		150	113	1.64 [1.127, 2.397]**	2.35 [1.132, 4.870]*
	Able to read and write		78	53	1.82 [1.159, 2.864]**	1.35 [0. 825, 2.204]
	Secondary school		18	13	1.71 [0.794, 3.699]	1.41 [0. 632, 3.137]
	College and above		84	104	1	1
Occupation	House wife		135	88	1	1
	Merchant		11	3	2.39 [0.648,8.810]	2.43 [0. 571, 10.362]
	Employed		45	43	0.68 [0. 415, 1.121]	0.51 [0.280,0 .931]*
	Unemployed		139	149	0.61 [0.427, 0.867]**	0.69 [0.459, 1.038]
WI	Poor		122	83	1.37 [0.922,2.032]	1.08 [0.690, 1.702]
	Medium		106	105	0.94 [0.638,1.387]	0.84 [0.544, 1.287]
	Rich		102	95	1	1
Source of information
	School	No	232	172	1.53 [1.092, 2.137]*	1.30 [0. 895, 1.886]
	School	Yes	98	111	1	1
	Television	No	235	169	1.67[1.192,2.336]**	1.35 [0. 923, 1.974]
	Television	Yes	95	114	1	1
	Magazine	No	325	271	2.88[1.002,8.272]*	1.95 [0. 650, 5.839]
	Magazine	Yes	5	12	1	1
Know Source of Iodine Diet		Yes	207	211	0.58[0.405, 0.814]*	0.62[0.431, 0.904]**
Know Source of Iodine Diet		No	123	72	1	1

N.B * p value <0.0.05, ** p value ≤0.01
Table 2: Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis for Factors Associated with Knowledge on Iodized Salt Utilization among Households at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016