NDLI: Iodine status five years after the mandatory salt iodization legislation indicates above requirement: a cross sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

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Author	Wassie, Molla Mesele Abebe, Zegeye Tariku, Amare Gebeye, Ejigu Awoke, Tadese Gete, Azeb Atenafu Yesuf, Melkie Edris Kebede, Yigzaw Biks, Gashaw Andargie Zhou, Shao Jia
Abstract	Background Iodine deficiency is one of a major nutritional problem. The study aimed to assess the iodine status of populations in Dabat district using median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in school-age children (6–12 years) and compared the results with goiter prevalence. Methods The study used a cross-sectional study design. The study was conducted in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia in May 2016. Spot urine samples were used for the determination of UIC. Manual examination of the thyroid gland was performed to assess presence of goiter. The MBI international Rapid Test Kits (RTK) were used to determine the level of salt iodine content. Children aged 6–12 years were recruited from schools using a multistage stratified sampling. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to compare mean of log-transformed UIC values among key variables. Significant was determined at P-value less than 0.05. Results A total of 358 school age children enrolled to the study. The mean age of children was 10.8((Standard Deviation (SD) = 1.45) years and 56.7% were males. The median UIC was 235 μg/l ((Inter Quartile Range (IQR): 161, 320]. Excessive iodine intake and inadequate iodine intake was observed on 29.1 and 8.7% of school aged children, respectfully. The coverage of iodized salt use in school-age children were 66.8%. The UIC was higher in urban children than rural counterparts and in those used adequately iodised salt than inadequately iodized salt (P < 0.05). Thirty-four percent of school-age children had a goiter. The prevalence of grade 1 and grade 2 goiter was 26.5 and 7.5%, respectively. There was a poor agreement between UIC and goiter (k = 0.1) in classifying iodine status of populations. Conclusions The study population is classified as above requirements by median UIC in school-age children but severe iodine deficiency by goiter prevalence. Further research investigating the agreement between UIC and goiter prevalence in classifying iodine status of populations with various iodine status is warranted.
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ISSN	20550928
DOI	10.1186/s40795-018-0261-8
Journal	BMC Nutrition
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Volume Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-12-20
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Subject Keyword	Clinical Nutrition Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Public Health Iodine status UIC Goiter School-aged children Ethiopia
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Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Nutrition and Dietetics Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Medicine
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