Iodine deficiency disorders in Dowa District

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to serve as preliminary study for a possible wider population survey on the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders. The results indicate that there is iodine deficiency in the pupils attending three schools in the three areas investigated. The high prevalence of both total goitre (65 percent) and visible goitre (8 percent) among the children; seems to indicate that areas of severe endemicity could exist in Dowa District