EVALUATION OF GOITER CONTROL PROJECT IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN
Northern Hindukush mountainous belt of Pakistan is among the most affected areas of iodine deficiency disorder. It is reported that 70％ of the estimated 8.8 million population is at risk of IDD. The government of Pakistan and UNICEF introduced programs to provide protection to the target population. The program included lipiodal capsule to children 5-14 years of age, lipiodal injection to women, provision of iodized salt to the population, education and public awareness. The results show that 46％ of the target population has been covered and it reduced goiter prevalence to about 60％. The project failed to collect information on neonatal hypothyroidism and new born cretin. No information was available on education and public awareness. However legislation has been passed by the government that only iodized salt be provided to the population. The iodized salt was not accepted beside cost the perception that government is providing iodized salt for family planning purposes. Public awareness programs can result in achieving sustainable goals.
Iodized salt goiter IDD
Tajammal Hussain Samia Naz Haroon Ali Mushtaq A Khan
Faculty Nutrition Sciences NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar Pakistan Planning and Development Division Government of Pakistan Islamabad
国际会议
9th International Symposium on Salt(第九届世界盐业大会)
北京
英文
1558-1564
2009-09-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）