Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders and its determinants among school children aged 6 to 12 years in rural areas of Koppal district, Karnataka

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dc.contributor.authorMane, Vijaykumar P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYenkanaik, Yuvaraj Banoten_US
dc.contributor.authorNimbannavar, Smita M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorL., Anilkumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorHolyachi, Sharankumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorK. V., Chetanaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T09:52:58Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T09:52:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: Iodine deficiency disorders are recognized as major public health problem in India and the simplest, most effective and inexpensive preventive method is the consumption of Iodized salt. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of goitre among children aged 6 to 12 years in rural areas of Koppal district, to determine various factors associated with goiter among children, to estimate the level of urinary iodine excretion among urine samples collected from children and to estimate the level of iodine content among salt samples collected in the study setting.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted for a duration of 6 months from June 2018 to November 2018 in rural areas of Koppal district among 3047 school children aged 6 to 12 years selected by cluster sampling technique. Goiter was detected and graded using standard techniques and the collected salt and urine samples were sent to MRHRU, Sirwar, Raichur for analysis. Data was collected using pretested and semistructured questionnaire and was analyzed using WHO Epi info software version 3.5.4.Results: The prevalence of goitre among school children in Koppal district was 442 (14.5%) and it was found to be significantly associated with age and source of drinking water. Majority i.e., 65.96% of urine samples had iodine content less than 100 µg/l and majority i.e., 79.15% of salt samples had iodine content less than 15 PPM.Conclusions: Goiter is mild public health problem in Koppal district with majority of urine samples excreting iodine below optimum levels and majority of salt samples being inadequately iodized.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMane Vijaykumar P., Yenkanaik Yuvaraj Banot, Nimbannavar Smita M., L. Anilkumar, Holyachi Sharankumar, K. V. Chetana. Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders and its determinants among school children aged 6 to 12 years in rural areas of Koppal district, Karnataka. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2020 Feb; 7(2): 573-577en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202121
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200429en_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectDrinking wateren_US
dc.subjectGoiteren_US
dc.subjectUrineen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of iodine deficiency disorders and its determinants among school children aged 6 to 12 years in rural areas of Koppal district, Karnatakaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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