Table 1 Scio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of Goiter among the study participants (Primary school Students) in Chole district, Oromia region, Ethiopia; 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 202 | 49.6 |
Female | 205 | 50.4 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 216 | 53.1 |
Amhara | 191 | 46.9 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 263 | 64.6 |
Muslim | 138 | 33.9 | |
Protestant | 6 | 1.5 | |
Education status of fathers | illiterateUn educated | 89 | 21.9 |
Primary school (grade 1–8) | 269 | 66.1 | |
Secondary school and above | 49 | 12 | |
Education status of mothers | Illiterate/Un educated | 218 | 53.6 |
Primary (1–8) | 169 | 41.5 | |
Secondary (9–12) and above | 20 | 4.9 | |
Occupation of fathers | Farmer | 389 | 95.6 |
Government employees | 9 | 2.2 | |
others | 9 | 2.2 | |
Occupation of mothers | House wife | 401 | 98.5 |
Others | 6 | 1.5 | |
Prevalence of Goiter among primary school children | Male | 71 | 35.1 |
Female | 78 | 38.0 | |
Total | 149 | 36.6 | |