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Table 1 Clinical features and socio- demographic profile of the respondents

From: Iodine deficiency among goiter patients in rural South Sudan

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

County (Payam)

Rubkona

179

63

 

Guit

68

24

 

Koch

39

14

Gender

Male

24

8

 

Female

262

92

Occupation

*Peasants

257

90

 

Salaried/wage workers

30

11

 

Business

1

0.4

Symptoms of presenting goiter

 

Neck swelling

285

99

 

Palpitation

3

1

 

Anxiety

4

1

 

Difficulty in breathing

2

0.7

 

Voice change

1

0.3

 

Temperature intolerance

2

0.7

 

Profuse sweating

3

1.0

Signs of goiter

 

Thyroidectomy scar

1

0.4

 

Tenderness of mass

4

3

 

Hoarseness of voice

1

0.7

 

Grade 1 goiter

156

54.5

 

Grade 2 goiter

130

45.5

  1. *Subsistence farmers Low income/salaried workers Business.