Assessment of Iodine Deficiency in School Children in Aligarh District, India

We carried out the study to assessw iodine deficiency disorders among school children of 6-12 years age group in Aligarh district of India. The prevalence of goiter was 5.2%. Modern Urinary Iodine Excretion level was 150 μg/l, 22.5% of students had biochemical iodine deficiency. 50.4% households wer...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2016-06
Main Authors: Aslami, Ahmad Nadeem, Ansari, Mohammed A, Khalique, N, Kapil, Umesh
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Language:English
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Summary:We carried out the study to assessw iodine deficiency disorders among school children of 6-12 years age group in Aligarh district of India. The prevalence of goiter was 5.2%. Modern Urinary Iodine Excretion level was 150 μg/l, 22.5% of students had biochemical iodine deficiency. 50.4% households were consuming adequately iodized salt.
ISSN:0974-7559