Iodine Deficiency Disorder and Knowledge about Benefit and Food Source of Iodine among Adolescent Girls in the North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the North Shewa Zone, 2019.

Variables	Responses	Frequency(%)
Age (in years)	10–14	233 (37.3)
	15–16	236 (37.8)
	17–19	156 (25.0)
School	Primary school	328 (52.5)
	High school	297 (47.5)
Residence	Rural	339 (54.2)
	Urban	286 (45.8)
Religion	Christian	603 (96.4)
	Muslim	16 (2.6)
	Others	6 (1.0)
Ethnicity	Amhara	616 (98.6)
	Others	9 (1.4)
Mother educational status	Cannot read and write	224 (37.5)
	Can read and write	219 (36.7)
	Up to grade 8	105 (17.6)
	Grade 9 to 12	24 (4.0)
	College certificate and above	25 (4.2)
Father’s educational status	Cannot read and write	85 (14.7)
	Can read and write	300 (51.7)
	Up to grade 8	108 (18.6)
	Grade 9 to 12	48 (8.3)
	College certificate and above	39 (6.7)
Mother’s occupation	House wife	363 (59.2)
	Farmer	123 (20.1)
	Merchant	56 (9.1)
	Government employee	31 (5.1)
	Private employee	27 (4.4)
	Others	13 (2.1)
Father’s occupation	Farmer	435 (74.1)
	Merchant	49 (8.3)
	Government employee	63 (10.7)
	Private employee	27 (4.6)
	Others	13 (2.2)
Family size	<5	206 (33.0)
	≥5	419 (67.0)