Table 3 Bivariate Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with goiter among primary school Students aged 6–12 in Chole District, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Goiter Status of Student | COR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
Socio-economic and demographic Factors | |||
Age | |||
6–8 years | 29 (30.5) | 66 (69.5) | 1.0 |
9-12 years | 192 (61.5) | 120 (38.5) | 1.422 (0.87–2.33) |
Sex | |||
Male | 71 (35.1) | 131 (64.9) | 1.0 |
Female | 78 (38.0) | 127 (62.0) | 1.13 (0.75–1.7) |
Student’s Father Education Level | |||
Illiterate/Un educated | 32 (36.0) | 57 (64.0) | 1.1 (0.51–2.2) |
Primary school(1–8) | 100 (37.2) | 169 (62.8) | 1.1 (0.59–2.1) |
Secondary school and above | 17 (34.7) | 32 (65.3) | 1.0 |
Student’s Mother Education Level | |||
Illiterate/Un educated | 83 (38.1) | 135 (61.9) | 1.14 (0.44–2.98) |
Primary school (1–8) | 59 (34.9) | 110 (65.1 | 1.0 (0.38–2.63) |
Secondary school and above | 7 (35.0) | 13((65.0) | 1.0 |
Number of rooms in a house | |||
One | 43 (75.4) | 14((24.6) | 2.21 (1.15–4.27) |
Two | 132 (58.0) | 95 (42.0) | 1.49(.94–2.37) |
Three and above | 40 (33.0) | 83 (67.0) | 1.0 |
Family Size | |||
2–4 | 42 (31.9) | 90 (68.2) | 1.0 |
5–7 | 168 (61.0) | 107 (39.0) | 0.73 (0.47–1.14) |
History of goiter in the family (/They were asked if they had heard the history of swellings on the theneck | |||
Yes | 39 (75.0) | 13 (25.0) | 6.68 (3.43–13.01) |
No | 110 (31.0) | 245 (69.0) | 1.0 |
Dietary factors | |||
Consumed Cabbage during last week | |||
Yes | 193 (60.0) | 129 (40.0) | 2.17 (1.26–3.76) |
No | 20 (23.5) | 65 (76.5) | 1.0 |
Consuming maize during last week | |||
Yes | 127 (38.9) | 200 (61.1) | 1.67 (0.97–2.87 |
No | 22 (27.5) | 58 (72.5) | 1.0 |
Consuming Sweet Potato during last week | |||
Yes | 28 (37.3) | 47 (62.7) | 0.96 (0.57–1.62) |
No | 121 (36.4) | 211 (63.6) | 1.0 |
Consuming Millet during last week | |||
Yes | 56 (38.1) | 91 (61.9) | 1.11 (0.73–1.67 |
No | 93 (35.8) | 167 (64.2) | 1.0 |
Consuming milk during last week | |||
Yes | 79 (29.4) | 190 (70.6) | 0.40 (0.26–0.62) |
No | 70 (50.75) | 68 (49.3) | 1.0 |
Iodine content of the salts | |||
PPM = 0 | 250 (64.6) | 137 (35.4) | 3.04 (0.72–12.92 |
PPM < 15 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.7) | 2.56 (0.80–8.20) |
PPM > 15 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 1.00 |