Al Dakheel, M.H. Haridi, H.K. Al Bashir, B.M. Al Shingiti, A. Al Shehri, S. Gassem, M.A. Hussein, I. 2016 05 This study aimed at establishing updated data on iodine nutrition among schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional cluster survey among schoolchildren aged 8 10 years was conducted during February April 2012. Children were clinically examined for goitre, urine and household salt samples were collected to estimate urinary iodine concenteration UIC and iodine content in salt. The overall goitre prevalence at the national level among 4 016 children was 4.2 . The prevalence was 5 in all regions of the country except southern region with ...