Background Deficiencies of iron, iodine, and vitamin A are prevalent worldwide and can
affect the mental development and learning ability of schoolchildren. Objective The aim of …

School-age children are often a neglected group in terms of micronutrient interventions
because they are not reached by the intervention strategies aimed at preschool children or …

Objective: The study was undertaken to investigate whether endemic goitre still exists in the
Northern Cape Province of South Africa more than 55 years after it was reported and, if so …

In the tropics thyroid surgery is carried out either by general surgeons or ear, nose and
throat surgeons and there are few places with a subspecialist endocrine or head and neck …

Before the introduction of salt iodisation in 1954, South Africa was one of the many countries
of the world with a lack of iodine in most of its territory and hence there was a need for a salt …

The adequacy of food intake of primary school children living in a low socioeconomic rural
area,+/-60km northwest of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was assessed in a cross …

La pathologie de la glande thyroïde dépend de l'environnement ainsi que le montre
l'influence de l'enclavement, ainsi que de l'absence d'autosuffisance alimentaire en Afrique …

Objectives: To gather baseline information on the knowledge, attitudes and practices
regarding iodine and iodised salt among patients with hyperthyroidism in the Free State …

Objectives: Joassess the nutritional status of 6 month to 11 year old rural black children and
their mothers as a first phase in a nutrition intervention project. Design: Cross-sectional …

Iodine is an essential trace mineral, vital for its functions in many physiological processes in
the human body. Both iodine deficiency (ID) and excess are associated with adverse health …