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Urinary Iodine Excretion among Nepalese School Children in Terai Region
Saroj Khatiwada1, Basanta Gelal2, Prem Raj Shakya3
1Department of Pharmacy, Central Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal. khatiwadasaroj22@gmail.com.
Objectives:
To assess the current iodine status among school children in Terai region of Nepal.
Methods:
A cross sectional study was conducted in 2012 among the school children aged 6-12y in three Terai districts (Siraha, Saptari and Jhapa) of eastern Nepal. A total of 1105 casual urine samples were collected from children of different schools of above districts. Urinary iodine excretion was estimated using ammonium persulphate digestion method.
Results:
The median urinary iodine excretion in school children was 226.33μg/L (234.16μg/L, 229.25μg/L and 210.67μg/L in Siraha, Saptari and Jhapa districts respectively). About 12.7% (n = 140) children were found to be iodine deficient and 34.2% (n = 378) children had excessive iodine nutrition.
Conclusions:
There was good improvement in iodine nutrition among children in Terai region, with a large part of population showing excessive iodine nutrition.
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