Elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in Delhi.
Indian J Pediatr
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2004 Mar; 71(3): 211-2
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-81090
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The present study was conducted in year 2002 in NCT of Delhi with the objective to re-assess the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders.METHODS:
A total of 7009 children in the age group of 6-11 years were clinically examined for presence of goiter. A total of 991 salt samples were also collected randomly. On the spot casual urine samples were collected from 1395 children.RESULTS:
The total goiter prevalence was found to be 6.2%. The percentage of children with urinary iodine excretion (UIE) of < 20.0, 20.0- < 50.0, 50.0-99.9 and 100.0 microg/l and above was 0.8, 1.8, 8.7 and 88.7%, respectively. The median UIE level was 200 microg/L. The assessment of iodine content of salt revealed that only 16% of the families were consuming salt with iodine content less than 5 ppm.CONCLUSION:
The findings of the present study indicated that the population is in a transition phase from iodine deficient (as revealed by Total Goiter Prevalence) to iodine sufficient nutriture (as revealed by median UIE 200 microg/l). A significant progress has been achieved towards elimination of IDD from NCT of Delhi.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Urban Health
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Prevalence
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Deficiency Diseases
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Goiter
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India
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Iodine
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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