Quansar Ruqia, Chowdri Iqra N, Salim Khan S M, Khan Mehvish A, Lone Ab Aziz, Tahir Murtaza, Wani Shakeel A
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 Jun 30;12:192. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_96_23. eCollection 2023.
Iodine deficiency is a major cause of brain damage in childhood which can be prevented. Dietary deficiency of iodine is mainly responsible for iodine deficiency. This study was done to determine the prevalence of goiter among school-aged group of 6-12 years in district Ganderbal.
This was a cross-sectional study done among children of 6-12 years in district Ganderbal.
Out of 2700 children examined, Grade 1 goiter was found in 90 (3.3%) children and Grade 2 goiter was found in 6 (0.3%) with a total goiter rate (sum of grade first and grade second) of 3.6%. On analyzing the urine samples, about 19.1% of the children had mild to moderate iodine deficiency.
The study showed mild goiter prevalence in school-aged children of 6-12 years in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley. Continuous periodic surveys to assess the magnitude of the iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) should be undertaken to ensure that we achieve sustainable elimination of IDD in India.
碘缺乏是儿童脑损伤的主要可预防原因。膳食中碘缺乏是碘缺乏的主要原因。本研究旨在确定甘德巴尔地区6至12岁学龄儿童甲状腺肿的患病率。
这是一项在甘德巴尔地区6至12岁儿童中进行的横断面研究。
在2700名接受检查的儿童中，90名（3.3%）儿童发现有1级甲状腺肿，6名（0.3%）儿童发现有2级甲状腺肿，甲状腺肿总发生率（1级和2级之和）为3.6%。对尿液样本进行分析后发现，约19.1%的儿童存在轻度至中度碘缺乏。
该研究显示克什米尔山谷甘德巴尔地区6至12岁学龄儿童中甲状腺肿患病率较低。应持续进行定期调查以评估碘缺乏病（IDD）的严重程度，以确保在印度实现碘缺乏病的可持续消除。
