Endemic goitre in rural South Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorTrikha, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned1996-03-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T10:09:34Z
dc.date.available1996-03-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T10:09:34Z
dc.date.issued1996-03-01en_US
dc.description.abstractOne thousand and seventy-five children from the schools of 4 villages of rural South Delhi were clinically assessed for anatomical enlargement of thyroid gland. Goitre was graded according to WHO classification. One hundred and seventy-two children showed various grades of goitre giving a prevalence of total goitre in school children to be 16%. The problem of visible goitre (grades 2 and 3) was minimal and overwhelming majority of goitre cases belonged to lower grades. Though previous school goitre surveys from urban school children in Delhi give a prevalence as high as 55.2%, the prevalence of 16% in the present survey still categorizes rural South Delhi as mild endemic according to WHO/International classification for control of iodine deficiency disorder (ICCIDD) criteria. In Delhi partial supply of iodised salt commenced, with effect from, 1-1-1984 and it was covered by 'Ban Notification-PFA Act' prohibiting the sale of sub-optimally iodised salt. There is a need for an area specific assessment of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) and people's access to optimally iodised salt.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChaturvedi S, Gupta P, Trikha V. Endemic goitre in rural South Delhi. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 1996 Mar; 94(3): 99-100en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/99166
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood, Fortified --supply & distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshGoiter, Endemic --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillanceen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshSodium Chloride, Dietary --supply & distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.titleEndemic goitre in rural South Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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