Karugu S M, Narayana D G
Department of Physics, University of Nairobi.
East Afr Med J. 1993 Dec;70(12):797-8.
Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are known to be a potential problem for billions of people living in the highland areas of Africa and Asia. One method of determining the severity of IDD in a region is to determine the iodine content of the urine of school aged children. The iodine status in four primary schools in the Kapenguria Division of West Pokot district was assessed by determining the urinary iodine concentration in 102 children from the four schools. The median urine iodine concentrations were obtained as Kammorou (n = 24): 2.0-2.5 micrograms/dL (p < 0.01), Nasokol (n = 28): 2.5-3.0 micrograms/dL, Nangrotum (n = 27): 2.5-3.0 micrograms/dL and Makutano (n = 23): 5.5-6.0 micrograms/dL. For a goitre free area, the urinary iodine concentration should be above 5.0 micrograms/dL.
碘缺乏症（IDD）是生活在非洲和亚洲高地地区数十亿人口面临的一个潜在问题。确定一个地区碘缺乏症严重程度的一种方法是测定学龄儿童尿液中的碘含量。通过测定来自西波科特县卡彭古里亚分区四所学校的102名儿童的尿碘浓度，评估了这四所小学的碘状况。卡莫鲁（n = 24）的尿碘浓度中位数为2.0 - 2.5微克/分升（p < 0.01），纳索科尔（n = 28）为2.5 - 3.0微克/分升，南格罗图姆（n = 27）为2.5 - 3.0微克/分升，马库塔诺（n = 23）为5.5 - 6.0微克/分升。对于无甲状腺肿地区，尿碘浓度应高于5.0微克/分升。
