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Table 1 The prevalence of congenital colour vision deficiency (CCVD) by gender and ethnic groups, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and allele frequency of Congenital Colour Vision Deficiency (CCVD) among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia

 

Combined

Male

Female

Ethnic groups

Normal (%)

Color blind (%)

Total

Normal (%)

Color blind (%)

Total

Normal (%)

Color blind (%)

Total

Amhara

1465(96.96)

46 (3.04)

1511

1024(95.88)

44(4.12)

1068

441(99.55)

2(0.45)

443

Oromo

1109(96.94)

35 (3.06)

1144

732(96.06)

30(3.94)

762

377(98.69)

5(1.31)

382

Others†

1312(97.55)

33 (2.45)

1345

967(96.80)

32(3.20)

999

345(99.71)

1(0.29)

346

Total

3886(97.15)

114(2.85)

4000

2723(96.25)

106(3.75)

2829

1163(99.32)

8(0.68)

1171

  1. Afar (7), Agew (4), Alle (1), Antro (3), Anyuak (4), Arri (3), Awi (3), Bench (7), Burji (1), Dawuro (21), Dorze (2), Gamo (105), Gedeo (5), Gumuz (3), Gurage (182), Hadya (93), Halaba (13), Hamar (1), Harari (1), Kafa (14), Kambata (104), Konso (4), Kore (2), Kucha (3), Nyangatom (2), Shakacho (3), Shinasha (3), Sidama (306),Silte (39), Somali (20), Tegaru (193), Wolaita (191), and Yem (3) ethnic groups. The numbers in the brackets are the percentage of sample size subjects from the respective ethnic groups