Department of Community Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana (Ambala), Haryana, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2013 Jun 8;50(6):587-9. doi: 10.1007/s13312-013-0167-0. Epub 2012 Nov 5.
We conducted this study to assess the prevalence of goitre among 2700 children (6-12 yr) of district Ambala in Haryana. Children were examined as per standards laid by National iodine deficiency disorder control programme (NIDDCP). Multi stage cluster sampling method was used. Urine and salt samples were also studied for iodine concentration. The overall prevalence of goitre in the studied subjects was 12.6%. The median urinary iodine excretion in the study sample was more than 100 ug/L Iodine content was found to be adequate in 88% of salt samples. We conclude that there was a high prevalence of goitre in young children despite iodine repletion. This calls for identification of factors to strengthen NIDDCP and the need to emphasize use of iodized salt in Haryana.
我们进行这项研究是为了评估哈里亚纳邦安巴拉地区 2700 名（6-12 岁）儿童的甲状腺肿患病率。根据国家碘缺乏病控制规划（NIDDCP）制定的标准对儿童进行检查。采用多阶段聚类抽样方法。还研究了尿液和盐样中的碘浓度。在研究对象中，甲状腺肿的总体患病率为 12.6%。研究样本中尿碘排泄中位数超过 100ug/L，88%的盐样中碘含量充足。我们的结论是，尽管碘补充充足，但在幼儿中仍存在较高的甲状腺肿患病率。这需要确定加强 NIDDCP 的因素，并强调在哈里亚纳邦使用碘盐。
