Relationship between Iodine Deficiency and Nutrition in Primary Schools in ElMatama, Nile River State, Sudan

المؤلفون

  • Salma Mohammed Osman
  • Omer Fadl Idris
  • Faroug Bakheit Mohamed

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Iodine salt, Thyroid glands, potassium iodate, hypothyroidism, iodine concentration.

الملخص

Iodine deficiency results in impaired thyroid hormones synthesis and/or goiter. Iodine deficiency include endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, and mental retardation. The world-wide the prevalence of school-aged children with inadequate iodine nutrition is 37%.  Nile River State, ElMatama locality has a rising number of patients with iodine deficiency disorders. The increasing number of these cases drew my attention towards researching these iodine disorders in relation to iodine consumption in the area. The objective of this study is to investigate the iodine deficiency, and assess the causes and impact. Material and Methods: survey questionnaires including demographics, nutrition, source of drinking water, usage of iodine salt, and the student school performance, and Sandell-Kolthoff reaction to assess the iodine in urine. Results: The study sample were randomly selected (n=590) students from Elmatama, Elnorab, and Wed-Hamed localities primary schools. Male students were 295 and females were 295 students. For the Iodine execration rate 77.4 % were normal, Iodine difference 22.5%, and this is affecting the school performance. The highest rate of iodine deficiency was in Elnorab, and the lowest in Wed-Hamed, and 34.4 % in Elmatama. The association between iodine deficiency and school zone was found to be statistically significant (p= 002). Most of the students with severe and moderate iodine deficiency belonged to Alnorab zone to (n= 68, 29%) followed by Elmatama (n 48, 23 %). Most of the mild iodine deficiency cases resided in Zone Alnorab (124/ 34.2%). Highest number of students in Zone Wed Hamid had adequate iodine levels (35/95%) The iodine deficiency was significantly related to the nutrition. Conclusion: 58% of the elementary schools’ students have mild iodine deficiency in our study area

التنزيلات

منشور

2022-11-14

كيفية الاقتباس

Mohammed Osman, S., Fadl Idris, O., & Bakheit Mohamed, F. (2022). Relationship between Iodine Deficiency and Nutrition in Primary Schools in ElMatama, Nile River State, Sudan. مجلة البطانة للعلوم التطبيقية, (13). استرجع في من https://ojs.albutana.edu.sd/index.php/jas/article/view/90