OBJECTIVE: To assess the familial tendency and dietary association of goitre. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components. SETTING: Goma-Gofa, south Ethiopia. SUBJECTS: Five hundred and ninety seven elementary school children aged 6-18 years and their biological parents. RESULTS: Prevalence of goitre was found to be 51.7% of which 21.7% was visible goitre. The mean urinary iodine extraction levels indicated adequate dietary intake of iodine by the study group. A significant association (p < 0.001) was established for familial tendency of goitre between parents and their children. Consumption of halleko (Moringa stenopetala), a leafy vegetable common in the study area, of more than two times per day was significantly (p < 0.005) associated with causation of goitre. CONCLUSION: These results strongly suggest that goitre prevalence in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia is due to familial tendency as well as dietary factors.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the familial tendency and dietary association of goitre. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components. SETTING: Goma-Gofa, south Ethiopia. SUBJECTS: Five hundred and ninety seven elementary school children aged 6-18 years and their biological parents. RESULTS: Prevalence of goitre was found to be 51.7% of which 21.7% was visible goitre. The mean urinary iodine extraction levels indicated adequate dietary intake of iodine by the study group. A significant association (p < 0.001) was established for familial tendency of goitre between parents and their children. Consumption of halleko (Moringa stenopetala), a leafy vegetable common in the study area, of more than two times per day was significantly (p < 0.005) associated with causation of goitre. CONCLUSION: These results strongly suggest that goitre prevalence in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia is due to familial tendency as well as dietary factors.
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Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Biology; Child Health; Cross Sectional Analysis; Developing Countries; Diet; Eastern Africa; Endocrine Effects; Endocrine System; Ethiopia; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Health; Nutrition; Physiology; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Studies; Thyroid Effects--etiology