Body iodine status in school children and availability of iodised salt in Calcutta.
Indian J Public Health
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1999 Jan-Mar; 43(1): 42-8
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109119
ABSTRACT
Success of Universal Salt Iodization (USI) programme depends on availability of iodised salt to consumers, which should be reflected in their body iodine status. From a monitoring study in Calcutta, it was found that all packed salts were iodised and most of them (98.1% at household level and 93.6% at retailers' outlets) had iodine at a level of > or = 15 ppm. Of the loose salts, 34.6% at household level and 19.9% at retailers' outlet had iodine level < 15 ppm. A few number (0.5% at household level and 1.0% at retailers' outlets) of salts had no iodine. To ascertain the impact of consumption of iodised salt iodine excreted in urine (UIE) was measured in school children of age between 8-12 years of south, east, west, north and central parts of Calcutta. 22.95% of male children and 31.81% of female children had urinary iodine level less than 50 micrograms/l, which is cut off figure of public health concern. Children from poor slum areas were found to be at greater risk.
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Assunto principal:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Estado Nutricional
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Prevalência
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Cloreto de Sódio na Dieta
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Bócio
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Índia
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Iodo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
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