Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Within the Third Decade After Compulsory Iodine Supplementation Policy in the South of Iran: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recently, some studies in Iran have shown mild to moderate iodine concentrations in adult and pregnant women populations despite iodine sufficiency in children. This study aimed to evaluate the urine iodine status and salt intake among adult households in the city of Sadra, Fars province in southern Iran, and to assess its possible influencing factors.

Method

Participant households for this cross-sectional study were selected using randomized cluster sampling in the city of Sadra, Fars province, southern Iran from 1 February, 2021 to 30 November, 2021. Two subjects >18 y of age from each household were invited. Ninety-two subjects (24 men, 68 women) were enrolled. The participants were asked to collect their 24 h urine. They were then examined for thyroid disorder

SUBMITTER: Jeddi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100933 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature