Background: Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide, especially in
pregnant women and young children. It is the most common cause of preventable mental …

Background: Iodine deficiency affects over 2.2 billion individuals globally. It is the most
common cause of hypothyroidism in pregnancy and remains the leading cause of …

Background. Iodine deficiency causes maternal hypothyroidism which can lead to growth,
cognitive, and psychomotor deficit in neonates, infants, and children. This study examined …

Background Pregnancy is associated with parallel increase in both iodine, and thyroid
hormone requirements suggesting that, there may be the need for additional iodine intake …

U niversal dietary salt iodisation (UDSI) programme was implemented in N iger in 1996.
However, since 2000, there has been a slowdown in progress against iodine deficiency. The …

Background: Worldwide, iodine deficiency in pregnancy remains the most common
preventable cause of brain damage and mental retardation and urinary iodine excretion is a …

Median urinary iodine concentrations of three hundred pregnant women in three major
villages in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria were …

Background: Daily requirement of iodine increases during pregnancy making pregnant
women a high-risk group for iodine deficiency disorders. The limited available literature …

Background Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem affecting people worldwide,
particularly pregnant women. Iodine requirements increase substantially during pregnancy …

Background Maternal iodine deficiency is one of the common causes of morbidity and
mortality during pregnancy. Maternal iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with …