Table 4.

Factors associated with goiter at primary school children in Dawro zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 652)

Variables with Category	Goiter Status bNo cYes		Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age of the children
7–9 years	200	156	1	1
10–12 years	96	200	2.67 (1.94, 3.68)**	2.23 (1.32, 3.77)*
Sex of the children
Male	220	77	1	1
Female	76	279	10.49 (7.29, 15.08)**	9.20 (5.30, 15.97)**
Family size
< =5	190	226	1	a
> 5	106	130	0.85 (0.75, 1.42)	a
Family educational status
No formal education	154	231	1	a
Formal education	142	125	0.59 (0.43, 0.80)**	a
Geographic location
Lowland	152	174	1	a
Highland	144	182	1.10 (0.81, 1.50)	a
Duration of stay in area
< =1 year	6	16	1	a
> 1 year	290	340	0.44 (0.17, 1.14)	a
Family monthly income
< 500 Eth. Birr	32	311	1	1
500–1500 Eth. Birr	200	35	0.02 (0.01, 0.03)**	0.02 (0.01, 0.04)**
> 1500 Eth. Birr	64	10	0.02 (0.01, 0.03)**	0.02 (0.01, 0.04)**
Cassava Consumption
Never consume	139	150	1	a
Consume	157	206	1.22 (0.89, 1.66)	a

*P.Value< 0.05 **P.Value< 0.001

^aNot appeared in the final model (not significant) when backward LR method used

^bNo = Goiter (neck swelling) not detected during thyroid gland examination

^cYes = Visible and/or palpable thyroid swelling was detected during thyroid gland examination