The prevalence of insufficient iodine intake in pregnancy in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insufficient iodine intake in pregnancy is associated with many adverse pregnancy outcomes. About 90% of African countries are at risk of iodine deficiency due to poor soils and dietary goitrogens. Pregnancy predisposes to insufficient iodine nutrition secondary to increased physiological demand and increased renal loss. Iodine deficiency is re-emerging in countries thought to be replete with pregnant women being the most affected. This review seeks to identify the degree of iodine nutrition in pregnancy on the entire African continent before and after the implementation of national iodization programmes.

Methods

A systematic search of published literature will be conducted for observational studies that directly determined the prevalence of insufficient iodine in

SUBMITTER: Businge CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706900 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature