OBJECTIVE To contribute evidence relevant to the policy of supplying iodised salt (IS), non-iodised salt (NIS) or both in Chinese cities. DESIGN Subnational telephone interview survey. SETTING China. PARTICIPANTS Totally, 24 557 telephone numbers were dialled and 4833 citizens accepted the telephone interview. The telephone numbers were randomly selected by random digit dialling and a Mit...

Iodine deficiency remains a global concern for developing countries and some industrialised countries. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation, posing a threat to the social and economic development of countries. Initiatives were developed and instituted to accelerate progress to achieve the goal of universal salt iodisation (USI). However, these efforts wer...

OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to assess the current status of iodine-deficiency disorders (IDD) in the National Capital Region of Delhi (NCR Delhi) and evaluate the implementation and impact of the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP). DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING School-going children (n 1230) in the age group of 6-12 years were enrolled from...

OBJECTIVES The present work was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of goiter, state of iodine nutrition of the population, distribution of iodine through edible salt, bioavailability of iodine, consumption of common goitrogenic food that generally interfere with iodine nutrition in Naugarh sub-division of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. SETTING Five areas were selected fro...

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 Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) refer to diseases that are caused by insufficient iodine intake, and the best strategy to prevent IDD is the addition of iodine to dietary salt. Because iodine deficiency is a common cause of goiter, the prevalence as effectively controlled after the implementation of universal salt iodization (USI) in China. However, there is substantial controversy...

  In this cross-sectional study, 1975 school girls age 6-10 were selected randomly by proportionate multi-stage cluster sampling method. Subjects underwent clinical examination for presence of Goiter. Clinical examination and classification of Goiter were made according to world health organization standard. Prevalence rate of Goiter in girls was 64.3 percent. Age specific prevalence rate of G...

OBJECTIVE Iodine deficiency endemia is defined by the goitre prevalence and the median urinary iodine concentration in a population. Lack of local thyroid volume reference data may bring many health workers to use the European-based WHO/International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)-recommended reference for the assessment of goitre prevalence in children in different...

■ WORTH THE SALT: FIGHTING IODINE DEFICIENCY IN AZERBAIJAN ■ ABSTRACTS This event took place on October 27, 2001 in Mombasa, sponsored by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Salt Manufacturers Association (KESAMA), UNICEF, and members of the community. Mombasa is a major salt producing area for Kenya and East Africa, and the producers combined efforts to support IDD Day...