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Prevalence of goiter among children in Ethiopia and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Surgical approaches to the management of the intrathoracic goiter - A systematic review.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of iodine deficiency and associated factors among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Loss of salt iodization harmed child survival and academic achievement in Ethiopia.Nature food · 2026Article
- Prevalence of goitre and associated factors among school-aged children in Guraferda District, Southwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Burden of selenium deficiency and cost-effectiveness of selenium agronomic biofortification of staple cereals in Ethiopia.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Iodized household salt utilization and associated factors among households in East Africa: a multilevel modelling analysis using recent national health surveys.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Excessive intake of iodine and low prevalence of goiter in school age children five years after implementation of national salt iodization in Shebedino woreda, southern Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Time to Euthyroidism and Its Determinants Among Thyrotoxicosis Patients on Anti-Thyroid Drug Who Attend to Medical and Ambulatory Clinics of South Tigrai General Hospitals.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2021Article
- Magnitude, Trends, and Determinants of Iodized Salt Availability among Households in Ethiopia: Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (2000-2016).Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2021Article
- Adequately Iodized Salt Utilization and Associated Factors among Households in Tach Armachio District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Goiter Among School-Aged Children in Ethiopia: Update of Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Global advances in health and medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe distribution of goiter among children and its risk factors are not well investigated in Ethiopia. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine the pooled prevalence of goiter and its associated factors among children in Ethiopia.
methodsElectronic web-based searches of PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and the World Health Organization's Hinari portal (which includes the SCOPUS, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online databases) were conducted to find primary studies. Relevant data were extracted and descriptive summaries of the studies were presented in tables. The I
resultsOur search identified 982 studies, of which, 19 articles were eligible for inclusion in the final meta-analysis. The pooled estimate of goiter among children in Ethiopia was 40.50% (95% CI: 33.6-47.40). The regional distribution of goiter ranged from 44.22 (95% CI: 17.44-71) in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, to 32.79% (95% CI: 19.86-45.73) in Benishangul Gumez region. The prevalence of goiter among female children (44.34%) was higher than among male (32.88%) children. Goiter prevalence was also significantly higher among children who consumed vegetables three or more times per week OR = 1.3 (95% CI: 1.02-1.66); those who had family history of goiter, OR = 2.38 (95% CI: 1.9-2.99); and those whose family stored salt near to fires, OR = 1.4 l (95% CI: 1.1-1.79).
conclusionThe prevalence of goiter among children in Ethiopia was high, and endemic according to the WHO criteria. Our findings suggest the need for interventions to improve salt iodization, and for improved health education on appropriate salt storage. In addition, more research may be needed to improve our understanding of foods that increase the risk of goiter among children.
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