Research Article

Goiter and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent High School Girls at Tach Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and environmental-related characteristics of adolescent girls in Tach Armachiho district, 2018 (N = 614).

VariableCategoryFrequencyPercentage

Age10–1523438.01
16–1938061.90

ReligionOrthodox58895.8
Catholic30.5
Muslim233.7

Grade levelGrade 929047.2
Grade 1014323.3
Grade 1110116.4
Grade 128013.0

ResidenceUrban17929.2
Rural43570.8

Fathers occupationGovernment employee477.7
Farmer51083.1
Daily labor122.0
Merchant457.3

Mothers occupationGovernment employee101.6
Farmer51784.2
Daily labor50.8
Merchants355.7
Nongovernment employee477.7

Maternal educationIlliterate46675.9
Informal education9515.5
Primary school (1–8) grade345.5
Secondary school and above193.1

Family size<536759.8
>524740.2

Wealth statusPoor21434.9
Medium21134.4
Rich18930.8

Source of drinking waterTap water25241.0
Public tap15324.9
Protected well17728.8
Unprotected well325.2

Practice water safe to drinkBoiled7812.7
Wuhagar/chlorine added45774.4
Strained through cloth71.1
Sunlight with bottle386.2
Others345.5

Community gardeningYes27745.1
No33754.9

Community gardening (n = 277)Selling all3914.1
Selling some of13247.7
All used by the family9233.2
Others145.1

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