Mucahit Egri1, Cihan Ercan, Leyla Karaoglu. 1. Gaziosmanpasa University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Tokat 60100, Turkey. megri@gop.edu.tr
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the urinary I excretion of pregnant women in Malatya Province, eastern Turkey. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional study was performed on pregnant women in urban and rural settlements of Malatya Province. SUBJECTS: Urinary I excretion was measured for 824 pregnant women who were randomly selected using a probability-proportional-to-size sampling methodology. RESULTS: Median urinary I concentration (UIC) of pregnant women was 77.4 microg/l. The percentage of pregnant women with UIC below 100 microg/l was 83.3. CONCLUSION: These 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.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the urinary I excretion of pregnant women in Malatya Province, eastern Turkey. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional study was performed on pregnant women in urban and rural settlements of Malatya Province. SUBJECTS: Urinary I excretion was measured for 824 pregnant women who were randomly selected using a probability-proportional-to-size sampling methodology. RESULTS: Median urinary I concentration (UIC) of pregnant women was 77.4 microg/l. The percentage of pregnant women with UIC below 100 microg/l was 83.3. CONCLUSION: These 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.
Authors: Burcu Kasap; Gülhan Akbaba; Emine N Yeniçeri; Melike N Akın; Eren Akbaba; Gökalp Öner; Nilgün Ö Turhan; Mehmet E Duru Journal: Saudi Med J Date: 2016-06 Impact factor: 1.484