Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders using the 30 cluster approach in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Indian Pediatr
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1996 Dec; 33(12): 1013-7
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-9269
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) are a major public health problem in India. The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi is a known iodine deficiency endemic area. The Delhi Government banned the sale of non-iodised salt since 1989. The present study was conducted to assess the status of IDD after 7 years of salt iodisation programme in the state.DESIGN:
Cross sectional.METHODOLOGY:
The recent indicators recommended by the World Health Organization-United Nations Childrens Fund-International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (WHO-UNICEF-ICCIDD) were utilized for the assessment of IDD. A total of 30 clusters were selected using population proportionate to size cluster sampling procedure. In each identified cluster, one primary school was selected using random sampling. A total of 6911 school children in the age group of 8-10 years were included for the study.RESULTS:
The total goiter prevalence rate was 8.6% while 2.1, 8.4, 17.6 and 71.9% of the children had urinary iodine excretion levels of < 2, 2-4.9, 5-9.9 and 10 and above mcg/dl, respectively. The median urinary iodine excretion was 17 mcg/dl. Of the 1854 salt samples analyzed, salt with a nil iodine content was consumed only by 1.4% of the beneficiaries. Forty one per cent of families consumed salt with an iodine content of less than 15 ppm.CONCLUSION:
IDD continues to be a public-health problem in the NCT of Delhi. There is a need of strengthening the existing monitoring system for the quality of iodised salt.
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Assunto principal:
Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Saúde Pública
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
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Cloreto de Sódio na Dieta
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Tamanho da Amostra
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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