Factors associated with recent iodine intake level among household food handlers in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

A Asfaw, M Behailu, A Oumer, T Gebremariam… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Iodine deficiency is a global public health threat, affecting an estimated two
billion people. The median urinary iodine concentration is more reliable in determining …

Magnitude of iodine deficiency disorder and associated factors in Dawro zone, Southwest Ethiopia; the hidden hunger: a cross-sectional study

A Asfaw, T Belachew - BMC nutrition, 2020 - Springer
Background Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is continued to be a major public health
problem in Ethiopia. The problem is worse but the data is scarce in some pocket areas of the …

[PDF][PDF] Iodine Content in Commonly Consumed Egyptian Foods and Its Dietary Intake among Pregnant Women in Alexandria

MA Ragab, SA El-Mohsen, DI Tayel - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Iodine is one of the most important trace elements in human nutrition. Maternal iodine
deficiency during pregnancy results in fetal iodine deficiency. Iodine content of foods …

[PDF][PDF] An Assessment of Causes of Incidents of Thyroid Diseases in Thyroid Patients at the Central Regional Referral Hospital in Cape Coast, Ghana

B Benjamin, BJ Kwesi, GVP Yao, TE Yamoah - core.ac.uk
Abstract Since 1996 the Government of Ghana has been improving the quality and quantity
of iodised salt, consumption of which eliminates iodine deficiency disorders. That …