Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines
Joint Authors
Kim, Bu Kyung
Jeong, Jee-Yeong
Seok, Kwang-Hyuk
Lee, Andrew S.
Oak, Chul Ho
Kim, Ghi Chan
Jeong, Chae-Kyeong
Choi, Sung In
Afidchao, Pablo M.
Choi, Young Sik
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Philippines is one of the countries where adequate iodine status has been achieved.
However, iodine deficiency still remains an important public health problem in this country.
In this study, we evaluated iodine nutrition status and investigated an awareness status of iodine deficiency targeting high school students of Tuguegarao, Philippines.
A total of 260 students provided samples for urinary iodine analysis, among which 146 students completed thyroid volume measurement by ultrasonography and answering the questionnaires.
The median urinary iodine level was 355.3 µg/L and only 3.8% of the students were in the range of iodine deficiency status according to the ICCIDD criteria.
Although 62.3% of students answered that they can list problems resulting from iodine deficiency, a majority of students (70.5%) were unable to identify problems other than goiter.
They did not appreciate that adequate iodine levels are important during pregnancy and for development of children.
33.6% of students answered that they did not use iodized salt and the biggest reason was that they did not find it necessary.
Based on these results, we suggest that a future strategy should be focused on vulnerable groups to completely eliminate iodine deficiency, including women at their reproductive ages and during pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Bu Kyung& Jeong, Jee-Yeong& Seok, Kwang-Hyuk& Lee, Andrew S.& Oak, Chul Ho& Kim, Ghi Chan…[et al.]. 2014. Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Bu Kyung…[et al.]. Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Bu Kyung& Jeong, Jee-Yeong& Seok, Kwang-Hyuk& Lee, Andrew S.& Oak, Chul Ho& Kim, Ghi Chan…[et al.]. Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Awareness of Iodine Deficiency in Tuguegarao, Philippines. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1036434