Table 1.
Goitre rate of women by regional states
| Region | Number examined. | Palpable % (95% CI) | Visible % (95% CI) | TGR% (95% CI) |
| Amhara | 1637 | 20.2% (17.4,23.0) | 8.6% (6.7,10.5) | 28.8% (25.7,31.9) |
| Oromia | 1816 | 20.0% (17.4,22.6) | 11.3% (9.2,13.4) | 31.3% (28.3,34.3) |
| Tigray | 1796 | 22.2% (19.5,24.9) | 13.4% (11.2,15.5) | 35.6% 32.5,38.7) |
| SNNPR | 1702 | 43.2% (39.9,46.5) | 17.7% (15.1,20.3) | 59.9% (57.6,64.2) |
| Addis Ababa | 804 | 15.0% (11.5,18.5) | 7.3% (4.8,9.8) | 22.3% (18.2,26.4) |
| Afar | 728 | 14.1% (10.5,17.7) | 1.5% (0.2,2.8) | 15.6% (11.9,19.3) |
| Benshangul Gumuz | 888 | 21.8% (18.0,25.6) | 15.5% (11.8,19.2) | 37.3% (32.8,41.8) |
| Dire Dawa | 749 | 11.5% (8.3,14.7) | 0.9% (0,1.8) | 12.4% (9.1,15.7) |
| Harari | 730 | 4.1% (2.1,6.1) | 2.6% (1.0,4.2) | 6.7% (4.0,9.3) |
| Gambella* | 148 | 1.4% (0,4.1) | - | 1.4% (0,4.1) |
| Total goitre rate (Weighted) | 10998 | 24.3% (23.2,25.4) | 11.5% (10.7,12.3) | 35.8% (34.5,37.1) |
*Under represented because of security reason