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- Title
Iodine Deficiency and Toxicity Among School Children in Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Authors
Bali, Surya; Singh, Akash Ranjan; Nayak, Pritish Kumar
- Abstract
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, and household consumption of adequately iodized salt in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh in 2016.Methods: Cross-sectional study with cluster sampling method was used among schoolgoing children. 30 clusters, each with 90 children were selected to access Total Goiter rate (TGR). 540 salt samples were collected to estimate salt iodine content from their household and 270 on the spot urine samples were collected to estimate Urine Iodine Excretion level.Results: TGR was 2.08%. The prevalence of iodine deficiency, adequate iodine nutrition, and either more than adequate or toxic level of Iodine was 26%, 28% and 46 %, respectively. 72.4% people were consuming adequately iodized salt.Conclusions: Damoh district is no more an endemic area for iodine deficiency. We recommend continuous monitoring to assess IDDs as well Iodine-induced toxicity in future.
- Subjects
DISEASE prevalence; IODINE deficiency diseases; SCHOOL children; ENDEMIC goiter; IODINE deficiency; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2018, Vol 55, Issue 7, p579
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13312-018-1301-9