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Evaluating iodine deficiency and goiter in hilly areas of District Poonch Azad Jammu Kashmir.
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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences . Aug2024, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p1454-1459. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background & Objectives: Iodine deficiency is considered as a global challenge, even after decades of efforts to solve the issue. Our objective was to assess the iodine deficiency status and associated prevalence of goiter in population groups (school-age children and women) from rural areas of District Poonch, and to assess the determinants of iodine deficiency in the area. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in District Poonch Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 25 April 2022 to 30 June 2023. A total of 150 goiter patients from different villages of the District Poonch was included. Their urinary iodine concentration and goiter prevalence was assessed. Using palpation techniques, a trained and experienced public health officer assessed the presence of goiters based on WHO/ UNICEF/ICCIDD criteria. Descriptive statistics were computed for continuous variables and presented in frequency and percentage, based on the distributional characteristics of the data. chi-square was used to check association between socio-demographic factors and goiter. It was a HEC Project No.: 20-16988/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021. Results: Iodine status and associated goiter prevalence was high and 59.3% of them were severely iodine deficient. Within the district, the highest severe iodine deficiency was observed in 81.1% goiter patients of the Rawalakot subdivision, Hajira and Abbaspur subdivisions. Regarding goiter status 40% of the patients were classified with palpablevisible goiter and 56% were characterized with visible but nodular goiter. Conclusion: Study showed that there was a severe iodine deficiency and associated goiter prevalence in the area. Policymakers should take actions for future to overcome iodine deficiency in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *IODINE deficiency
*GOITER
*PUBLIC health officers
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1682024X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178956389
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.7.8784