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Article: Iodine deficiency disorders among the pregnant women in a rural hospital of West Bengal
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Medical Research
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Background & objectives: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a major nutritional problem in India. The pregnant women and their neonates have been important target groups for study of the prevalence of IDD in a community. No such study was available to assess the prevalence of IDD among the pregnant women and neonates in the state of West Bengal. The present study was undertaken to assess the status of IDD in the pregnant women and its effect on the neonatal thyroid function in Burdwan district of West Bengal.
Methods: The present study was a hospital-based, cross-sectional, non-interventional study among 267 full term pregnant mothers, and the neonates born to them. One hundred non ...