Iodine deficiency in pregnancy and in women of reproductive age in Erzurum, Turkey

ÇETİNKAYA K., İNGEÇ M., ÇETİNKAYA S., KAPLAN İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.675-680, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1101-1474
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.675-680
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Iodine deficiency, urinary iodine concentration, pregnancy, NATIONAL-HEALTH, UNITED-STATES, NUTRITION, SUPPLEMENTATION, LACTATION, SALT
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Iodine deficiency (ID) is an important public health problem and the most common cause of preventable mental retardation. The aims of this study were to determine the urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of pregnant women living in Erzurum, to assess the ID rate, and to find out whether iodine supplementation is necessary in pregnancy.