A Hospital-Based Study of Iodine Nutrition Status of Breastfeeding Mothers in Bangladesh

Autor: Jobaida Naznin, Mohammad Fariduddin, Mashfiqul Hasan, Mohammad Atiqur-Rahman, Nusrat Sultana, Mohammad Anowar-Hossain, Sharmin Chowdhury, Muhammad Abul Hasanat
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Thyroid Research, Vol 2019 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-8067
2042-0072
DOI: 10.1155/2019/9896159
Popis: Adequacy of iodine nutrition status in breastfeeding mothers is vital in preventing iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) in neonates and children. The aim of the study was to assess urinary iodine status in breastfeeding mothers attending Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital in Bangladesh. In this cross-sectional study carried out from January 2014 to January 2015, urinary iodine (UI; μgm/L) level of 266 mothers (age 26.6 ± 4.7 years (mean ± SD), exclusively breastfeeding: 132 and nonexclusively breastfeeding: 134), recruited on consecutive basis from BSMMU outdoor and indoor, were measured in spot urine following the wet digestion method. Median UI in the participants was 298.6 (interquartile range, IQR 206.6–454.9) μgm/L and only 6.4% lactating mother had low UI (i.e.
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