Table 2

Variables		cases	controls	Crude OR [95%CI]
Variables		n=99 (%)	n=199 (%)	Crude OR [95%CI]
Parent’s knowledge about cause of goiter	Have knowledge	9 9.1%)	34 (17.1%)	0.485 (0.22, 1.05)
Parent’s knowledge about cause of goiter	Don’t have knowledge	90 (90.9%)	165 (82.9%)	1
Parent’s knowledge about prevention of IDDs	Have knowledge	16 (16.2%)	55 (27.6%)	1
Parent’s knowledge about prevention of IDDs	Don’t have knowledge	83 (83.8%)	144 (72.4%)	1.981 (1.06, 3.67) *
Family history of goiter	have family history	37 (37.4%)	42 (21.1%)	2.231 (1.31, 3.79) *
Family history of goiter	Don’t have family history	62 (62.6%)	157 (78.9%)	1

*shows variables that are statistically significant with p<0.05.

Table 2: Parents’ knowledge, familial predisposition, and their association with goiter among Botre Elementary and Junior Secondary School students, south Ethiopia, March 2014.