Iodine deficiency disorders among primary school children in eastern nepal

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-48

  Gelal, Basanta ^a   Chaudhari, Rajendra K ^a   Nepal, Ashwini K ^a   Sah, Gauri S ^a   Lamsal, Madhab ^a   Brodie, David A ^b   Baral, Nirmal ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

APDM method; Iodine deficiency disorders; Iodized salt; Urinary iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMMONIUM PERSULPHATE DIGESTION MICROPLATE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; HUMANS; IODINE; NEPAL;

EID: 78751630217     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0239-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (16)

1. K Guttikonda CA Travers PR Lewis S Boyages 2003 Iodine deficiency in urban primary school children: a cross-sectional analysis Med J Aust. 179 346 348 14503896
2. SC Boyages 1993 Iodine deficiency disorders J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 77 587 591 1:STN:280:DyaK3szotV2itQ%3D%3D 10.1210/jc.77.3.587 8370679 (Pubitemid 23298628)
3. AB Biswas I Chakraborty DK Das RN Roy S Mukhopadhyay S Chatterjee 2004 Iodine deficiency disorders among school children of Birbhum, West Bengal Curr Sci 87 78 80 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2cXmvF2htbY%3D
4. Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination. WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD. WHO Publication 2007:1-108.
5. AB Joshi MR Banjara LR Bhatta T Rikimaru M Jimba 2006 Assessment of IDD problem by estimation of urinary iodine among school children Nepal Med Coll J 8 111 114 17017401
6. AB Biswas I Chakraborty DK Das RN Roy 2006 Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders in Purulia district, West Bengal Indian J Trop Pediatr. 52 288 292 10.1093/tropej/fml003 (Pubitemid 44304894)
7. Diosadyl LL, Vekatesh Mannar MG. Stability of iodine in iodized salt. In: Geertman RM, editor. 8th World Salt Symposium. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2000. p. 977-82.
8. N Baral C Ramaprasad M Lamsal BC Koner S Koirala 1999 Assay of iodine deficiency status in three ecological regions of Nepal by a micro digestion method South East Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 30 527 531 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3c3jsVKqtA%3D%3D
9. T Ohasi M Yamaki CS Pandav MG Karmakar M Irie 2000 Simple microplate method for determination of urinary iodine Clin Chem 46 529 536
10. Nepal Micronutrient Status Survey 1998. Kathmandu Nepal: Ministry of Health, Child Health Division, HMG/N, New ERA, Micronutrient initiative, UNICEF, Nepal and WHO.
11. Nepal Iodine Deficiency Disorders status survey 2005. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population, Child Health Division. The Micronutrient Initiative and New ERA.
12. National Survey and Impact Study for Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) and availability of iodized salt in Nepal 2007. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Health Services, Government of India and Alliance Nepal.
13. B Gelal M Aryal BK Lal Das B Bhatta M Lamsal N Baral 2009 Assessment of iodine nutriture among the primary school children of Nepal by urinary iodine assay South East Asian J Trop Med Public Health 40 538 543 1:CAS:528: DC%2BD1MXnvVOnsL0%3D
14. S Sarkar B Mohanty S Basu 2007 Iodine deficiency in school going children in Pondicherry Indian J Pediatr 74 731 734 10.1007/s12098-007-0128-5 17785894 (Pubitemid 350029375)
15. CM McDonnell M Harris MR Zacharin 2003 Iodine deficiency and goitre in Melbourne, 2001 Med J Aust 178 159 162 12580741
16. N Baral M Lamsal BC Koner S Koirala 2002 Thyroid dysfunction in Eastern Nepal South East Asian J Trop Med Public Health 33 638 641 1:STN:280: DC%2BD3s7nsFSntA%3D%3D