Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland
Globally, 1.9 billion individuals have inadequate iodine nutrition, of whom 285 million are school-aged children. Universal salt iodization is the favored preventive strategy for iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the single largest cause of preventable mental retardation. Two thousand and twenty es...
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| description | Globally, 1.9 billion individuals have inadequate iodine nutrition, of whom 285 million are school-aged children. Universal salt iodization is the favored preventive strategy for iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the single largest cause of preventable mental retardation. Two thousand and twenty estimates show nearly 1 billion people do not consume iodized salt. When at least 90% of households consume adequately iodized salt (≥15 ppm), a country is said to have attained USI. Only 23 countries had household coverage of 90% or higher. India has a household coverage of 76.3%. One 67 million people are at risk of IDD, 54 million suffer from goiter, and 2 million from cretinism. Yearly, 9 million pregnant women and 8 million newborns are at risk. Nagaland, with the second highest coverage of iodized salt in India, the study aims to assess the state-specific approach, track various mitigating measures that effectively sustained the gains of the program. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-258332800d1f4e0aab1b651820f9b8e62023-01-12T12:09:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2022-01-0166450851110.4103/ijph.ijph_7_22Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in NagalandImlinunglaGlobally, 1.9 billion individuals have inadequate iodine nutrition, of whom 285 million are school-aged children. Universal salt iodization is the favored preventive strategy for iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the single largest cause of preventable mental retardation. Two thousand and twenty estimates show nearly 1 billion people do not consume iodized salt. When at least 90% of households consume adequately iodized salt (≥15 ppm), a country is said to have attained USI. Only 23 countries had household coverage of 90% or higher. India has a household coverage of 76.3%. One 67 million people are at risk of IDD, 54 million suffer from goiter, and 2 million from cretinism. Yearly, 9 million pregnant women and 8 million newborns are at risk. Nagaland, with the second highest coverage of iodized salt in India, the study aims to assess the state-specific approach, track various mitigating measures that effectively sustained the gains of the program.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2022;volume=66;issue=4;spage=508;epage=511;aulast=consumptionhouseholdsiodine deficiency disordersiodized salt |
| spellingShingle | Imlinungla Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland Indian Journal of Public Health consumption households iodine deficiency disorders iodized salt |
| title | Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland |
| title_full | Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland |
| title_short | Exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in Nagaland |
| title_sort | exploring the status of iodine deficiency disorders control program in nagaland |
| topic | consumption households iodine deficiency disorders iodized salt |
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