Table 2.
Indicators for assessing iodine deficiency disorders and their control
| Indicators | Total Goitre Rate (TGR) |
Prop. HHS Taking adequately iodized |
Prop. of urine samples with iodine <50 µg/L |
Median urine iodine |
Prop. of Urine with iodine >300µg/L |
| WHO Goal | ≤5% | ≥90% | ≤20% | ≥100 µ g/L | 0% |
| Apac | 54.2 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 325 | 55.1 |
| Hoima | 67.1 | 61.7 | 2.0 | 335 | 54.1 |
| Kabale | 58.1 | 84.0 | 3.9 | 290 | 47.1 |
| Kapchorwa | 76.3 | 63.6 | 2.0 | 310 | 57.1 |
| Kisoro | 70.0 | 66.0 | 20.0 | 156 | 22.0 |
| Luwero | 42.6 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 517 | 86.4 |
| Overall | 60.2 | 63.8 | 5.1 | 310 | 52.9 |