Iodine supplementation through its biofortification in Brassica species depending on the type of soil

Faridullah, Faridullah; Shabbir, Hina; Iqbal, Akhtar; Bacha, Aziz-Ur-Rahim; Arifeen, Awais; Bhatti, Zulfiqar Ahmad; Mujtaba, Ghulam

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“…Europe having the greatest percentage of children worldwide (44%) with insufficient iodine supplies. 3 In the absence of adequate iodine, the levels of thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH) remain elevated, leading to enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter) that reflects the body's attempt to trap more iodine from the circulation and produce thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency diseases (IDDs) impact around 30% of the global population.…”

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“…Europe having the greatest percentage of children worldwide (44%) with insufficient iodine supplies. 3 …”

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“… 5 The country-based survey reports on iodine status had shown that 70% population of the mountainous areas of upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Naran, Kaghan, Balakot, Hazara, Waziristan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are facing the problem of severe iodine deficiency. 6 Consequently, 2.1 million children are still born each year with mental disorders in Pakistan due to iodine deficiency in pregnant women (APP 2013; ICCIDD 2013). Pakistan National Nutritional Survey (conducted by Agha Khan University, Karachi in 2011) reported the highest percentage of children in Gilgit and Azad Jammu& Kashmir was found severely iodine deficient.…”

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Evaluating iodine deficiency and goiter in hilly areas of District Poonch Azad Jammu Kashmir

Khaliq,

Fayaz,

Hayat

et al. 2024

Pak J Med Sci

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Background & Objectives: Iodine deficiency is considered as a global challenge, even after decades of efforts to solve the issue. Our objective was to assess the iodine deficiency status and associated prevalence of goiter in population groups (school-age children and women) from rural areas of District Poonch, and to assess the determinants of iodine deficiency in the area. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in District Poonch Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 25 April 2022 to 30 June 2023. A total of 150 goiter patients from different villages of the District Poonch was included. Their urinary iodine concentration and goiter prevalence was assessed. Using palpation techniques, a trained and experienced public health officer assessed the presence of goiters based on WHO/ UNICEF/ICCIDD criteria. Descriptive statistics were computed for continuous variables and presented in frequency and percentage, based on the distributional characteristics of the data. chi-square was used to check association between socio-demographic factors and goiter. It was a HEC Project No.: 20-16988/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021. Results: Iodine status and associated goiter prevalence was high and 59.3% of them were severely iodine deficient. Within the district, the highest severe iodine deficiency was observed in 81.1% goiter patients of the Rawalakot subdivision, Hajira and Abbaspur subdivisions. Regarding goiter status 40% of the patients were classified with palpable-visible goiter and 56% were characterized with visible but nodular goiter. Conclusion: Study showed that there was a severe iodine deficiency and associated goiter prevalence in the area. Policymakers should take actions for future to overcome iodine deficiency in future. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.7.8784 How to cite this: Khaliq A, Fayaz M, Hayat I, Abbas M. Evaluating iodine deficiency and goiter in hilly areas of District Poonch Azad Jammu Kashmir. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(7):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.7.8784 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Europe having the greatest percentage of children worldwide (44%) with insufficient iodine supplies. 3 …”

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confidence: 99%