Iodine deficiency in pregnant women in eastern Turkey Malatya Province 7 years after the introduction of mandatory table salt iodization
Yazarlar (3)
Prof. Dr. Mücahit EĞRİ
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIN |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2009 |
| Cilt No | 12 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| Sayfalar | 849 / 852 |
| Özet |
| ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the urinary I excretion of pregnant women in Malatya Province, eastern Turkey.Design and settingA cross-sectional study was performed on pregnant women in urban and rural settlements of Malatya Province.SubjectsUrinary I excretion was measured for 824 pregnant women who were randomly selected using a probability-proportional-to-size sampling methodology.ResultsMedian urinary I concentration (UIC) of pregnant women was 77·4 μg/l. The percentage of pregnant women with UIC below 100 μg/l was 83·3.ConclusionThese results indicate that I deficiency disorders (IDD) is still a problem in Malatya Province and most certainly in other parts of the country. Proper monitoring of I content of the salt sold or used in the area, in order to strengthen the IDD intervention programme, is suggested. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
