Table 3 Consumption of goitrogenic foods among school children aged 6 to 14 years, Dessie, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2019
From: Prevalence of urinary iodine concentration among school children: in Dessie City, Ethiopia
Type of food | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sorghum consumption | Yes | 476 | 75.1 |
No | 158 | 24.9 | |
Frequency of Sorghum consumption(N = 476) | > 1/week | 210 | 33.1 |
< 1/week | 266 | 42.0 | |
Millet consumption | Yes | 159 | 25.1 |
No | 475 | 74.9 | |
Frequency of millet consumption(N = 159) | > 1/week | 69 | 10.9 |
< 1/week | 90 | 14.2 | |
Cabbage consumption | Yes | 555 | 87.5 |
No | 79 | 12.5 | |
Frequency of cabbage consumption (N = 555) | > 1/week | 280 | 44.2 |
< 1/week | 275 | 43.4 | |
Milk consumption | Yes | 497 | 78.4 |
No | 137 | 21.6 | |
Frequency of milk consumption (N = 497) | > 1/week | 245 | 38.6 |
< 1/week | 251 | 39.6 |