%0 Journal Article
%T Pregnancy Outcome of Iodine Deficiency: A Study on Tribal Women in Orissa
%A Kulwant Lakra
%A Pritam Roy
%J International Journal of Research and Development of Health
%D 2013
%I International Journal of Research and Development of Health
%X Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is a major public health problem in India including Orissa. An adequate intake of iodine during pregnancy is essential for the synthesis of maternal thyroid hormones needed to support normal fetal development. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of Iodine Deficiency Disorder among Tribal women of reproductive age group along with the pregnancy outcomes. A community based crosssectional study was carried out in Sundargarh district of Orissa, India among tribal women of reproductive age group. A total of 300 tribal women of 15 to 45 years were enrolled in the study. Cluster sampling technique was employed. Outcome measures in terms of urinary iodine estimation, household salt iodine level and pregnancy outcome were assessed. The household survey for edible salt showed that 95.13% were using powdered salt compared to 4.87% using crystal salt. 86.34% women consumed salt with iodine >15 ppm and 13.66% women consumed salt with iodine content <15 ppm. Urinary iodine excretion found that 33.33% of women had Urinary Iodine Excretion (UIE) < 100 mcg/l and 66.66 % women had UIE > 100 mcg/l. Median Urinary Iodine Excretion for the study population was 125mcg/l. 33.33% women had UIE <100mcg / l out of which 10% of women consumed salt < 15 ppm as found out during the household survey of salt. History of still birth and abortion was found in 20.10% women out of which 11.36% women had UIE level below acceptable.
%K India
%K Iodine Deficiency
%K Pregnancy outcome
%K Tribal women
%U http://www.ijrdh.com/files/7.%20IDD%20-final.pdf