Visible Goiter among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Public Health Facilities of Debre Markos Town, East Gojjam, North West Ethiopia

Table 2

Factors associated with visible goiter among pregnant women, Debre Markos Town, North West Ethiopia (N = 401).

Variable	Visible goiter		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
	Yes	No
Age
15–19	3 (20%)	12 (80%)	2.7 (0.57, 13)	1.9 (0.4, 10)	0.20
20–24	14 (11.7%)	105 (88.3%)	1.5 (0.5, 4.3)	1.3 (0.38, 3.6)	0.35
25–29	14 (9.7%)	130 (90.3%)	1.2 (0.41, 3.4)	1.0 (0.29, 2.5)	0.54
30–34	6 (9.5%)	57 (90.5%)	1.1 (0.33, 4.0)	0.9 (0.24, 2.7)	0.66
35–49	5 (8.3%)	55 (91.7%)	1.00	1.00
Educational status
Illiterate	23 (16.5%)	116 (83.5%)	2.5 (1.3, 4.8)	1.5 (0.7, 3.3)	0.28
Literate	19 (7.2%)	243 (92.8%)	1.00	1.00
Husband education
Illiterate	20 (19.8%)	81 (80.2%)	3.1 (1.6, 5.9)	1.0 (0.4, 2.5)	0.90
Literate	22 (7.4%)	276 (92.6%)	1.00	1.00
Income
<1000ETB	13 (18.1%)	59 (81.9%)	7.8 (2.1, 28.6)	4.5 (1.1, 18.7)	0.03
1000–2000	19 (14.5%)	112 (85.5%)	6.0 (1.7, 21)	4.0 (1.0, 14.8)	0.50
2001–3000	7 (8%)	81 (92%)	3.1 (0.77, 12)	2.1 (0.5, 10.3)	0.80
≥3000ETB	3 (2.7%)	107 (97.3%)	1.00	1.00
Cabbage consumption
Yes	40 (12.4%)	282 (87.6%)	5.5 (1.3, 23.1)	5.2 (1.2, 22.3)	0.02
No	2 (2.5%)	77 (97.5%)	1.00	1.00
Family size
1–4	21 (7.8%)	247 (92.2%)	1.00	1.00
4^+	21 (15.8%)	112 (84.2%)	2.2 (1.2, 4.2)	1.6 (0.7, 3.4)	0.24
Millet consumption
Yes	31 (13%)	207 (87%)	2.1 (1.01, 4.2)	1.0 (0.4, 2.3)	0.9
No	11 (6.7%)	152 (93.3%)	1.00	1.00
Knowledge of iodized salt
Good knowledge	16 (5.8%)	262 (84.2%)	1.00	1.00
Poor knowledge	26 (21.1%)	97 (78.9%)	4.4 (2.3, 8.5)	2.4 (1.1, 5.2)	0.03
Sweet potato consumption
Yes	41 (11.7%)	309 (88.3%)	6.6 (0.9, 49.3)	3.2 (0. 2, 15)	0.08
No	1 (2.0%)	50 (98%)	1.00	1.00

Statistically significant at .