Current Status of Iodine Deficiency in Mongolia in 1998-1999
| Autor: | C. Yamada, Takusei Umenai, A. Buttumur, A. Erdenbat, D. Oyunchimeg, P. Enkhtuya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Goiter Thyrotropin chemistry.chemical_element 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Urine Iodine Excretion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Environmental health Salt iodization medicine Humans Sodium Chloride Dietary Child business.industry Thyroid Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mongolia Nutrition Surveys medicine.disease Iodine deficiency Government Programs Iodised salt Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Deficiency Diseases business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 12:79-84 |
| ISSN: | 1941-2479 1010-5395 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/101053950001200205 |
| Popis: | In 1992, the Mongolian government conducted a nationwide palpation study of the thyroid glands, and the study showed an overall goiter rate of 30%. As a result of this, the Mongolian Government launched its Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Elimination Programme in 1996 and its primary strategy was salt iodization. In 1998 and 1999, we carried out programme monitoring studies in 11 provinces. The results showed: among schoolchildren, a goiter rate was 22.8% (n=6,535), median values of urinary iodine excretion ranged from 11 μg/l to 256 μg/l (n=1,930), and usage rates of iodized salt (>20 PPM iodine content) in their households ranged from 3% to 82%. We concluded that severe iodine deficiency in 1992 was improved from moderate to mild severity a few years later by salt iodization. However, stronger official commitments and community participation are needed to improve the programme so that iodized salt will be made more widely available. Asia Pac JPublic Health 2000;12(2): 79-84 |
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