Mohanty B, Basu S, Sarkar Sonali
Department of Biochemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkupam, Pondicherry.
Indian J Public Health. 2007 Jan-Mar;51(1):77-8.
A cross sectional survey was conducted in 2005 among 358 school children from 8 communities in the district of Pondicherry to assess the iodine content of salt at consumer level. School children were asked to bring salt consumed at their houses and 290 salt samples could finally be analysed. Only 26.2% of the population in the district were found to consume salt with more than 15 ppm iodine. Consumption of non-iodised salt was more in rural areas (96.4%) as compared to urban areas (71.3%). 39 salt samples from different retail shops in Pondicherry showed a mean value of 35.6+/-10.7 ppm.
2005年，在本地治里地区8个社区的358名学童中进行了一项横断面调查，以评估消费者层面盐的碘含量。要求学童带来家中食用的盐，最终可分析290个盐样本。该地区只有26.2%的人口食用碘含量超过15 ppm的盐。农村地区（96.4%）食用无碘盐的情况比城市地区（71.3%）更为普遍。本地治里不同零售店的39个盐样本显示平均值为35.6±10.7 ppm。
