Open AccessEfficiency of iodine deficiency prevention in Moscow in case of SouthWestern Administrative Okrug
Author(s) -
G. F. Okminyan,
Л. Н. Самсонова,
М. И. Пыков,
T. G. Kurtseva,
М. В. Велданова,
М. Б. Анциферов,
V. A. Sapelnikova,
N. A. Patoka,
N.V. Yakovleva,
Э. П. Касаткина
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11675
Subject(s) - goiter , iodine deficiency , iodine , medicine , thyroid , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , chemistry , physics , optics , organic chemistry
The paper deals with the remonitoring of goiter endemia and the evaluation of the efficiency of iodine deficiency prevention in the South- Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow. This paper uses the data available in the literature and the authors ’ own data obtained in the examination of 514pupils aged 6-12 years. Routine monitoring methods, such as thyroid palpation and ultrasonography, determination of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, ioduria median, and the incidence of decreased urinary iodine excretion), were used as indicators of goiter endemia and iodine provision. The iodine prevention programme implemented in Moscow since 1997 has been found to be rather effective and to lower the strain of goiter endemia in the city; however, it failed to eliminate it completely. The reasons reducing the efficiency of iodine prevention were identified. These included: the short time and difficulties of the initial stage of iodine prevention and/or the involvement of other strumogenic environmental factors in the formation of goiter endemia in Moscow.