Abstract
Prevalence of goiter and its determinants among children in Southern Ethiopia: An implication for designing family-centered prevention strategy
Highlights
Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries including Ethiopia
Iodine deficiency disorders can result in endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, congenital anomalies, and cretinism [2]
The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 37% of school-age children; 285 million, and 1.88 billion people worldwide remain at risk of insufficient iodine intake and approximately a third of the world’s population lives in areas with some iodine deficiency [3]
Summary
Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries including Ethiopia. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 37% of school-age children; 285 million, and 1.88 billion people worldwide remain at risk of insufficient iodine intake and approximately a third of the world’s population lives in areas with some iodine deficiency [3]. In Ethiopia, iodine deficiency has remained a public health problem among school children for many decades, around 28 million people suffer from goiter, and more than 35 million people are at risk of iodine deficiency. Ethiopia is a country with high prevalence of goiter and its consequences continue to affect a large number of its population mostly school-aged children who are the future generations of the country.
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