Prevalence of Hyperthyroidism among Students Age 6 to 14 Years in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorBirtukan Shiferaw
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-16T07:12:36Z
dc.date.available2024-04-16T07:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-09
dc.descriptionThis school-based cross-sectional survey was carried out among students aged 6 to 14 years in Dessie city, Amhara region, Ethiopia from April 01/2019 to June 30/ 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was applied to select 564 study participants. Socio-demographic characteristics were assessed using a pretested questionnaire, and Blood samples were collected to measure serum thyroid stimulating hormone), free tetra iodothyronine levels and tri-iodothyronine levels determined via chemiluminescence immunoassays run on an automated Maglumi 800 Hormone Analyzer. Data were cleaned, coded, and entered in Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed by SPSS software. Descriptive statistics computed.
dc.identifier.citationhttps://ejts.aphi.gov.et/index.php/ejts/article/view/6
dc.identifier.issn2958-9916
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdmc.aphi.gov.et/handle/123456789/68
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEJTS
dc.relation.ispartofseries1; 1
dc.titlePrevalence of Hyperthyroidism among Students Age 6 to 14 Years in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia
dc.typeDataset
dspace.entity.type
local.PeriodOfTime2019/04/01 up to 2019/06/30
local.access.levelAccessible upon reasonable request
local.additionalmaterialThesis Report
local.contributor.emailbirtukan_sheferaw@yahoo.com
local.contributor.organizationAmhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch
local.contributor.phone+251- 913120877
local.contributor.unitLaboratory directorate
local.coverage.ageYes
local.coverage.geographicZonal
local.coverage.sexBoth
local.criteria.inclusionRandomly selected students aged 6-14 years in Dessie City were included. Those students who are seriously ill during the data collection period were excluded.
local.data.qualityGood
local.datacollection.ended2019/06/30
local.datacollection.started2019/04/01
local.datatypeSurvey
local.date.dissemination2019/08/15
local.date.finalization2019/07/15
local.disseminatedbyAmhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch
local.funderFunding was not received from any organization, but the APHI Dessie branch has covered data enumeration costs.
local.has.geospatialNo
local.has.microdataYes
local.idAPHI-RDMC-028
local.is.externalYes
local.objectiveTo determine hyperthyroidism among students aged 6 to 14 years in the city of Dessie, Amhara region, Ethiopia, from April to June 2019.
local.publication.statusYes
local.response.rate88.9%
local.samplingSystematic Random sampling
local.sampling.size564
local.study.areaUrban
local.study.designMixed
local.study.populationRandomly selected students aged 6-14 years in Dessie City were the study population.
local.subject.areaHealth and health related data
local.toolsIn-depth tools adapted

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