background: iodine deficiency elimination program has begun since two decades ago in iran. this study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of iodine supplementation after 17 years of national salt iodization in the kermanshah province. methods: in this cross-sectional study 1200 schoolchildren aged 8 to10 year-old from kermanshah province were randomly selected and evaluated in 2007. goiter p...

OBJECTIVE Urinary iodine concentration is the prime indicator of nutritional iodine status and is used to evaluate population-based iodine supplementation. In 1994, WHO, UNICEF and ICCIDD recommended median urinary iodine concentrations for populations of 100- 200 micro g/l, assuming the 100 micro g/l threshold would limit concentrations <50 micro g/l to </=20% of people. Some scientists felt t...

OBJECTIVE To describe studies evaluating urinary iodine excretion during pregnancy and lactation in women living in cities with adequate or more than adequate iodine intake. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted between 1996 and 1998 in pregnant women and a study of lactating women conducted in 2003. SETTINGS AND SUBJECTS Pregnant women attending prenatal clinics in four cities in the Isla...

Urinary iodine excretion is a good marker of the dietary intake of iodine and is the index for evaluating the degree of iodine deficiency, correction and toxicity. Previous studies on urinary iodine excretion measured in school children in Saki showed that iodine deficiency was still endemic. The current iodine status in the area has not been evaluated, thus this study. Random urinary iodine wa...

Iodine deficiency (ID) is associated with increased prevalence of goiter, increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, and is the world’s leading cause of intellectual deficits. Iodine nutritional status of a population is assessed by measurements of urinary iodine concentrations which are also used to define, indicate, survey and monitor iodine deficiency and consequently its treatment. Se...

Introduction: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are among the most important epidemic disorders in the world and also in our country. The surveillance of IDD may be implemented to assess the prevalence of IDD, identify high risk areas for intervention and monitor and evaluate IDD control programmes, such as salt iodization. The objective of this study was to determine total goiter rate (TGR) an...

Background: Evaluation of status of iodine during pregnancy is crucial. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate it in pregnant women and to evaluate their knowledge, attitude, and practice toward consuming iodized salt. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 150 pregnant women were selected by census method based on the inclusion criteria. The participants' status of iodine was measure...