dc.contributor.author | Gatseva, Penka D. | de |
dc.contributor.author | Bivolarska, Anelia V. | de |
dc.contributor.author | Argirova, Mariana D. | de |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-20T03:07:00Z | de |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-29T23:13:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-29T23:13:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | de |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/25137 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: A significant part of Bulgaria is considered an iodine-deficient area. The National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) was developed in 1994, and regular surveys undertaken in 2000–2003 indicated a normalization of the iodine supply in the Bulgarian population, including some at-risk population groups (children, schoolchildren, pregnant women). Despite the results achieved, mandating periodic cohort surveys for tracking the elimination of iodine deficiency is necessary. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the the national strategy for improvement of iodine nutrition in children and pregnant women living in an iodine-deficient area in Bulgaria 15 years after its update. Subjects and methods: Study subjects were 73 children aged 9.21 ± 2.07 years (29 boys and 44 girls) and 16 pregnant women living in the town of Asenovgrad. Urinary iodine concentration was measured and used as an index of iodine intake. Results: The median urinary iodine of the inspected children was between 100–199 μg/l, which is an indicator of optimal iodine nutrition. Almost 1/3 of the children (31.5%) had iodine deficiency. The median urinary iodine concentration of the 16 pregnant women investigated was 127.0 μg/l, which is an indicator of insufficient iodine intake. Conclusion: Despite the normalization of the iodine supply in the past years in the at-risk population groups of children and pregnant women, a considerable portion of them still has iodine deficiency. Recommendations for improving health education and iodine nutrition in at-risk population groups were made. | en |
dc.language | en | de |
dc.subject.ddc | Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie | de |
dc.subject.ddc | Social sciences, sociology, anthropology | en |
dc.subject.ddc | Medicine and health | en |
dc.subject.ddc | Medizin und Gesundheit | de |
dc.subject.other | Urinary iodine; Children; Pregnant women; Iodine nutrition | |
dc.title | Results from the National Strategy for improvement of iodine nutrition in Bulgaria: a study of children and pregnant women living in an iodine-deficient area | en |
dc.description.review | begutachtet (peer reviewed) | de |
dc.description.review | peer reviewed | en |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Public Health | de |
dc.source.volume | 19 | de |
dc.publisher.country | DEU | |
dc.source.issue | 3 | de |
dc.subject.classoz | Medizin, Sozialmedizin | de |
dc.subject.classoz | Health Policy | en |
dc.subject.classoz | Gesundheitspolitik | de |
dc.subject.classoz | Medicine, Social Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.urn | urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-251370 | de |
dc.date.modified | 2011-05-20T10:49:00Z | de |
dc.rights.licence | PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project) | de |
dc.rights.licence | PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project) | en |
ssoar.gesis.collection | SOLIS;ADIS | de |
ssoar.contributor.institution | http://www.peerproject.eu/ | de |
internal.status | 3 | de |
dc.type.stock | article | de |
dc.type.document | journal article | en |
dc.type.document | Zeitschriftenartikel | de |
dc.rights.copyright | f | de |
dc.source.pageinfo | 237-240 | |
internal.identifier.classoz | 50100 | |
internal.identifier.classoz | 11006 | |
internal.identifier.journal | 203 | de |
internal.identifier.document | 32 | |
internal.identifier.ddc | 610 | |
internal.identifier.ddc | 300 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-010-0383-1 | de |
dc.description.pubstatus | Postprint | en |
dc.description.pubstatus | Postprint | de |
internal.identifier.licence | 7 | |
internal.identifier.pubstatus | 2 | |
internal.identifier.review | 1 | |
internal.check.abstractlanguageharmonizer | CERTAIN | |
internal.check.languageharmonizer | CERTAIN_RETAINED | |