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Table 2 Selected types of food used by the respondent and her/his family with its frequency of consumption per week in Dawro zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 652)

From: Magnitude of iodine deficiency disorder and associated factors in Dawro zone, Southwest Ethiopia; the hidden hunger: a cross-sectional study

Food type

Frequency of consumption per week

Every day

No (%)

4-6x/week

No (%)

1-3x/week

No (%)

Sometimes

No (%)

Never

No (%)

Cassava

0 (0.0)

17 (2.6)

114 (17.5)

232(35.6)

289 (44.3)

Cabbage

0 (0.0)

33 (5.1)

336 (51.5)

222 (34.0)

61 (9.4)

Kale

155(23.8)

205 (31.4)

250 (38.3)

33 (5.1)

9 (1.4)

Sorghum

3 (0.5)

62 (9.5)

162 (24.8)

228 (35.0)

197 (30.2)

Sweet potato

26 (4.0)

79 (12.1)

217 (33.3)

243 (37.3)

87 (13.3)

Soya bean

0 (0.0)

4 (0.6)

100 (15.3)

176 (27.0)

372 (57.1)

Fish

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

49 (7.5)

60 (9.2)

543 (83.3)

Egg

5 (0.8)

34 (5.2)

301 (46.2)

287 (44.0)

25 (3.8)

Milk & milk products

33 (5.1)

55 (8.4)

327 (50.2)

226 (34.7)

11 (1.7)

  1. Bolded food items considered as containing goitrogenic substances (risk)
  2. Non-bolded food items considered as sources of iodine (Protective)