Prevalence and determinants of goitre among children of South Kordofan state, Sudan, 2021: an urgent need for effective implementation of universal salt iodisation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of goitre among children aged 6-12 years at South Kordofan state.

Design

This was a cross-sectional facility-based study.

Setting

The study was conducted in twenty villages of South Kordofan state during a medical mission.

Participants

All 575 school-age children (6-12 years) who attended the medical day were examined for clinical assessment of goitre.

Results

The prevalence of goitre among children of South Kordofan was 42·8 % (grade 1: 15·7 %, grade 2: 27·1 %). Only 24·2 % of caregivers reported using iodised salt. Mothers working as farmers (OR: 3·209, CI 95 % 1·437, 7·167; P = 0·004) and children of Darforian tribes (OR: 21·799, CI 95 % 2·566, 185·226; P = 0·005) we

SUBMITTER: Abdalla AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830365 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature