Iodine contents in salt collected from a rural village in the endemic area of iodine deficiency disorder in Indochina

2016-10-04T15-37-48Z
Source: Advance Laboratory Medicine International
Allerno Giovani, Dorion Pierro.
Iodine deficiency disorder is an important health problem in Thailand. Due to the geographical limitation of marine salt, Northern and Northeastern Regions of Thailand are the endemic areas of this disorder. In this study, a cross-sectional survey on the daily use of salt by the domestic people in a rural village in central part of Laos PDR was conducted. Salt samples from each home in the village were collected. Of interest, 100 % of the samples showed negative results with the iodine test.


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