Comparison of health-care coverage between children with congenital hypothyroidism and healthy children in Iran
Background and Aim: Provision of timely healthcare for children under 5 years of age specially children with congenital hypothyroidism and also regular monitoring of growth through measuring weight, height and head circumference have been of great importance. The aim of this study was to make a c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
2018-09-01
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| Series: | مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان |
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| Online Access: | http://sjku.muk.ac.ir/article-1-3738-en.pdf |
| Summary: | Background and Aim: Provision of timely healthcare for children under 5 years of age
specially children with congenital hypothyroidism and also regular monitoring of growth
through measuring weight, height and head circumference have been of great importance. The
aim of this study was to make a comparison between healthy children and children with
congenital hypothyroidism in regard to health-care coverage in Iran.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in five provinces in different
geographical areas of Iran in 2015. 240 children with congenital hypothyroidism and 240
healthy children were entered into the study. Children with congenital hypothyroidism were
selected randomly from the national registere database. The children in the control group were
matched with the children with hypothyroidism in regard to age, gender and place of
residence. Anthropometric indices including weight, height and head circumference of the
children of less than 3 years of age were recorded as the health care indices. STATA software
version 13 was used for data analysis.
Results: The mean percentage of measurement and record of weight, height and head
circumference in children below 3 years of age with congenital hypothyroidism were 82.1,
78.7 and 55.4%, respectively. The mean percentage of measurement and record of weight,
height and head circumference in healthy children (control group) below 3 years of age were
82.2%, 80.9 and 55.1%, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between
the two groups in relation to the percentage of height measurement (P =0.02).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, percentage of measurement and record of
the anthropometric indices in Iranian children of less than 3 years of age is low. More
attention to the measurement and record of these physical growth indices in children of less
than 3 years of age specially children with congenital hypothyroidism who need regular
follow up, is essential. |
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| ISSN: | 1560-652X 2345-4040 |