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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1546149
This article is part of the Research Topic Thyroid hormones and diet View all 9 articles
Prevalence of Goitre and Associated Factors among School-Aged Children in Guraferda District, Southwest Ethiopia
Provisionally accepted- 1 School of Public Health, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia, Bule Hora, Oromia, Ethiopia
- 2 Department of Public Health, Mizan Aman College of Health Science, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
Introduction: Goitre is a significant public health problem, particularly in underdeveloped countries like Ethiopia. Iodine Deficiency Disease is the leading cause of preventable brain injury in children, resulting in poor academic performance.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of goitre and associated factors among children aged 6 to 12 years in Guraferda District, Southwest Ethiopia in 2024.Methods: A community cross-sectional survey was conducted with 949 children ages 6 to 12 years who lived in selected kebeles in Guraferda District. Structured questionnaires, physical examinations, and iodized salt tests were all used to collect data. To identify factors related with goitre, a logistic regression analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Statistical significance was determined at p<0.05 using adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.The prevalence of Goitre among school-age children in this study was 37.6%, 95% CI:
Keywords: Child, Goitre, Iodin deficiency, Associated factors, Prevalence, Cross-sectional study, Ethiopia
Received: 18 Dec 2024; Accepted: 24 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Tuke, Mengistu, Kuratu, Elias and Gelchu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Gemechis Tuke, School of Public Health, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia, Bule Hora, Oromia, Ethiopia
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