Iodine status in women attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar: a matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iodine deficiency can have adverse health effects in all age groups affecting growth, development and cognitive functions as well as the incidence of goitre. Worldwide, the most important dietary source of iodine is iodised salt. In Tanzania, iodine intake has varied due to multiple salt suppliers producing iodised salt with varying quality. Zanzibar has faced challenges with the packing, storing and monitoring of salt iodisation, and universal salt iodisation has not been achieved. Furthermore, the number of available studies on the iodine status in Zanzibar are sparse.

Objective

The main objective of this study is to describe the iodine status of euthyroid female adult patients with and without goitre in Zanzibar.

Design and methods

A single-centre matche

SUBMITTER: Bysheim O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258048 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature