Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - A School Based study in Aligarh

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dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Mohammad Atharen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Zulfiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:23:16Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:23:16Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Iodine deficiency is one of the most neglected and wide spread of all nutritional deficiencies, constituting a real brake on human development. Deficiency of iodine may result in development of goitre and other Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). Objective: To assess the status of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in school children. Methods: This study was conducted among school children of 1st to 5th standard (6–12 yrs.) from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2013. A total of 950 students of seven schools were included in the study using proportionate to population size (PPS) method. Each child was examined clinically. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 20. Result. Age distribution of the study population shows that majority of the students (30.5%) belonged to 11-12 years, and most of the students (56.2%) were males. Only 17 (1.8%) students had goitre. Goitre prevalence was slightly higher (1.9%) in the 6-8 years age group and in females (1.9%). Manifestations of iodine deficiency other than goitre, were retarded growth (0.6%), squint (0.3%), deafness (0.2%), lethargy (0.5%), and mental retardation (0.1%).  Conclusion. In the present study, Aligarh may be classified as non-endemic for iodine deficiency as the goitre prevalence in school children was only 1.8%, below the 5.0%, required for endemicity. Sustained IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities should be carried out to sensitize the people regarding IDD.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh-202002en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh-202002en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnsari Mohammad Athar, Khan Zulfia. Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - A School Based study in Aligarh. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2016 Apr-Jun; 2(2): 12-17en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184086
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume2en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2016.2.2.3en_US
dc.subjectIodine deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectIodised salten_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - A School Based study in Aligarhen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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