Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Children in East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya, India
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Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Children in East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya, India HIMASHREE BHATTACHARYYA,1 CHANDAN K NATH,2 STAR PALA,1 GK MEDHI1 AND HAPPY CHUTIA2 From Departments of 1Community Medicine and 2Biochemistry, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India. Correspondence to: Dr Himashree Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. [email protected] Received: December 02, 2019; Initial review: December 23, 2019; Accepted: July 31, 2020.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders among school-going children in Meghalaya. Methods: Multi-stage 30 cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size (PPS) method was used. Children (age 6-12years) were examined clinically for goiter. Urinary iodine excretion (UIE) was performed by spectrophotometric method. Iodine content in the salt was analyzed using iodized salt test kits. Results: A total of 195 (7.22%) out of 2700 children had goiter on examination. Goitre prevalence was significantly associated with wasting (P
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