Dietary pattern and its association with iodine deficiency among school children in southwest Ethiopia; A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the universal iodization of salt in Ethiopia, iodine deficiency disorder remains a major public health problem and continued to affect a large segment of the population. It is thus essential to assess factors contributing to the unacceptably high endemic goiter rate in the country and avail evidence for further additional interventions. In line with this, we examined the association of dietary pattern and iodine deficiency among school-age children in Ethiopia.

Method

We conducted a school-based cross-sectional study among 767 children aged 6 to 12 in southwest Ethiopia. We collected socio-demographic and other important health related information using a pre-tested structured questionnaire through the interview. Dietary pattern of children was measured us

SUBMITTER: Hassen HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692009 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature