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ABSTRACT: Background
Iodine deficiency is a major public health concern throughout the world. Goiter is the most visible sign of iodine deficiency. In Ethiopia, a study finding regarding the prevalence of goiter among school-age children is inconsistent and highly variable.Objectives
To estimate the pooled prevalence of goiter among school-age children in Ethiopia.Methods
Three international databases (MEDLINE/Pub-Med, Google Scholar and Science Direct) were systematically searched. Besides, the reference sections of identified articles were searched to increase the chance of detecting missed articles in gray literature. STATA Version 14 statistical software was used to conduct a meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence with a 95% confidence interval was displayed using the forest plot. A random-effect meta-analysis model was used to compute the pooled prevalence, and The Cochrane Q test statistics and I2 test were used to assess the heterogeneity of the studies.Results
A total of 14 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and included in this systematic review and Meta-analysis, with a total sample size of 26,282. The finding of this systematic review revealed that the pooled prevalence of goiter among school-age children was 42.9% (95% CI: 38.8-46.9). The highest prevalence of goiter (46.7%) was observed in Oromia region and the lowest (26.3%) was observed in Benishangul-Gumuz region.Conclusions
This review finding revealed that more than two in five of the school children in Ethiopia suffer from iodine deficiency disorder as manifested by the goiter rate.
SUBMITTER: Tekalegn Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863155 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tekalegn Yohannes Y Bekele Kebebe K Sahiledengle Biniyam B Woldeyohannes Demelash D
Global advances in health and medicine 20210128
<h4>Background</h4>Iodine deficiency is a major public health concern throughout the world. Goiter is the most visible sign of iodine deficiency. In Ethiopia, a study finding regarding the prevalence of goiter among school-age children is inconsistent and highly variable.<h4>Objectives</h4>To estimate the pooled prevalence of goiter among school-age children in Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>Three international databases (MEDLINE/Pub-Med, Google Scholar and Science Direct) were systematically searched ...[more]