?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Current+iodine+status+and+progress+over+the+last+decade+towards+elimination+of+iodine+deficiency+in+Rajkot+District%2C+Gujarat+&rft.creator=Chudasama%2C+RK&rft.creator=Verma%2C+P&rft.creator=Banerjee%2C+A&rft.creator=Amin%2C+CD&rft.creator=Mahajan%2C+R&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+To+find+out+prevalence+of+goitre+in+primary+school+children%3B+to+compare+prevalence+with+previous+survey%3B+to+determine+median+urinary+iodine+concentration%3B+to+assess+level+of+iodine+in+salt+samples+at+household+and+retail+shop+level%3B+and+to+study+profile+of+salt+sold+at+retail+shops.+Design+%26+Settings%3A+30+cluster+survey+study+in+primary+schools+of+Rajkot+district.+Subjects%3A+Children+studying+in+1st+to+7th+standard.+Methods%3A+Total+70+students+including+five+boys+and+five+girls+from+1st+to+7th+standard+present+in+class+on+the+day+of+visit+were+selected+randomly+for+Goitre+examination%2C+so%2C+total+2100+students+were+examined+in+schools.+Urine+sample+was+collected+from+one+boy+%26+one+girl+from+each+standard+in+each+cluster.+From+community%2C+28+students+including+two+boys+and+two+girls+from+each+standard+in+same+age+group+were+examined+and+also+salt+samples+were+tested+from+their+households.+From+each+village%2C+one+retail+shop+was+visited+and+salts+were+purchased+and+tested+for+iodine+on+the+spot+with+spot+kit.+Results%3A+Goitre+prevalence+was+found+8.8%25+among+primary+school+children+compare+to+5.6%25+in+1999.+As+the+age+increases+the+Goitre+prevalence+also+increases+except+in+age+group+of+12+years.+Median+urinary+iodine+excretion+level+was+found+110+%C2%B5g%2FL.+Iodine+level+%3E15+ppm+was+found+in+81%25+salts+samples+tested+at+household+level.+Conclusion%3A+Present+study+showed+mild+Goitre+prevalence+in+primary+school+children+in+Rajkot+district+of+Gujarat+but+still+iodine+content+of+salt+found+inadequate+at+household+level.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6952%2F1%2F2009-3-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Chudasama%2C+RK+and+Verma%2C+P+and+Banerjee%2C+A+and+Amin%2C+CD+and+Mahajan%2C+R++(2009)+Current+iodine+status+and+progress+over+the+last+decade+towards+elimination+of+iodine+deficiency+in+Rajkot+District%2C+Gujarat.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6952%2F