From: Iodine deficiency among goiter patients in rural South Sudan
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Thyroid status | Nodular | 279 | 98 |
Multinodular | 7 | 2 | |
Previous surgery | Yes | 1 | 1 |
No | 285 | 99 | |
Present treatment | None | 274 | 96 |
Anti thyroid drugs | 6 | 2 | |
Iodine | 3 | 1 | |
Sorghum/Maize | Yes | 286 | 100 |
Iodized salt ingestion | Yes | 108 | 38 |
No | 174 | 62 | |
*Ingested iodized salt and had iodine deficiency | - | 25 | 9 |
†Did not ingest iodized salt and had iodine deficiency | - | 46 | 16 |
Family history of goitre | Yes | 6 | 2 |
No | 276 | 97 |