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Assessment of Iodine Status among Hostel Employees and Students of a University in Islamabad, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.author MUHAMMAD RAFI
dc.contributor.author KAZI QASIM MAHMOOD
dc.contributor.author MUHAMMAD TUFAIL
dc.contributor.author MUHAMMAD MANSHA CHAUDHRY
dc.contributor.author NASEEM IRFAN
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-03T04:30:33Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-03T04:30:33Z
dc.date.issued 2010-10-20
dc.identifier.citation Rafi, M., Tufail, M., Chaudhry, M. M., & Irfan, N. (2010). Assessment of iodine status among hostel employees and students of a University in Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 32(5), 620-625. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0253-5106
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/19904
dc.description.abstract Iodine deficiency and related disorders are the major health hazard in the world, especially along the Himalayas. A study has been carried out to assess the status of iodine in students and employees living in the hilly area in the premises of a university in Islamabad, Pakistan. The study was carried out for 76 students living in university hostels and 32 employees serving in the hostels. Urinary iodide excretion (UIE) was used as the biochemical marker of iodine concentration in the donors. Catalytic kinetic method based on Sandell–Kolthoff reaction was employed for the measurement of iodine concentration in the samples of urine. Out of 76 students, 8% had UIE ≥ 100 mg/L, while 39% had between 50-99 mg/L, 49% had between 20-49 mg/L and 4% had < 20 mg/L, resulting in mild, moderate and severe iodine deficiency, respectively. Similarly, out of 32 employees, 22% had UIE ≥ 100 mg/L while 28% had between 50-99 mg/L, 44% had between 20-49 mg/L and 6% had < 20 mg/L, resulting in mild, moderate and severe iodine deficiency, respectively. Target groups of the study area were iodine deficient, indicating mild to severe iodine deficiency. The iodine level in the employees was relatively better than that in the students. Improvement of iodine status is recommended among the students and employees by the mandatory use of iodized salt in all the cafeterias of the university. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The chemical society of Pakistan is an approved society from the PSF. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi. en_US
dc.title Assessment of Iodine Status among Hostel Employees and Students of a University in Islamabad, Pakistan en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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