Table 3.

Consumption of iodine rich foods and goiterogenic substances among school-aged children, Dabat District, northwest, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 735)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Milk and milk product
Never	622	84.6
Once and more per week	113	15.4
Meat
Never	600	81.6
Once and more per week	135	18.4
Egg
Never	667	90.7
Once and more per week	68	9.3
Cabbageb
Never	658	89.5
Once and more per week	77	10.5
Milletb
Never	718	97.7
Once and more per week	17	2.3
Cereals commonly consumeda
Maize	12	1.6
Teff	560	76.2
Sorghumb	509	69.3
Wheat	664	90.3
Milletb	9	1.2
Barely	517	70.3
DDS
< 4 food groups	626	85.2
≥ 4 food groups	109	14.8

^aMultiple responses

^bFood items considered as containing goiterogenic substances