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Socio-economic and spatial correlates of subclinical iodine deficiency among pregnant women age 15–49 years in Tanzania

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dc.creator Mtumwa, Abdalla H.
dc.creator Ntwenya, Julius Edward
dc.creator Paul, Edwin
dc.creator Huang, Megan
dc.creator Vuai, Said
dc.date 2020-03-20T10:58:52Z
dc.date 2020-03-20T10:58:52Z
dc.date 2017
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T13:09:15Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T13:09:15Z
dc.identifier Mtumwa, A. H., Ntwenya, J. E., Paul, E., Huang, M., & Vuai, S. (2017). Socio-economic and spatial correlates of subclinical iodine deficiency among pregnant women age 15–49 years in Tanzania. BMC Nutrition, 3(1), 47.
dc.identifier 10.1186/s40795-017-0163-1
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2274
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2274
dc.description Full Text Article. Also available at: https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-017-0163-1
dc.description Background: Iodine deficiency is a widespread global health problem that affects about 2 billion people each year. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to iodine deficiency due to increased iodine requirement leading to death, miscarriage, and stillbirth. Iodine deficiency also has significant negative effects on newborns including impaired cognitive development, impaired learning capabilities, and stunting. This study looks at the association between subclinical iodine deficiency and demographic factors including age, wealth index, education, family size, geographical zone, number of children, fish consumption, pregnancy trimester and household salt in pregnant women aged 15–49 years in Tanzania. Methods: The 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) data was re analyzed. Subclinical iodine deficiency is classified as a urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of <150 μg/L. Results: Results showed that the prevalence of iodine deficiency (54%) was unacceptably high among pregnant women. The results of multiple logistic regression model found that number of children, wealth index, household salt, and geographical zone were significantly associated with iodine deficiency in these women. Conclusion: These results indicate a need to implement interventions to increase iodine intake that targets pregnant women with the specific demographic characteristics.
dc.language en
dc.publisher BMC
dc.subject Iodine deficiency
dc.subject Pregnancy
dc.subject Iodized salt
dc.subject Subclinical iodine deficiency
dc.subject Pregnant women
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title Socio-economic and spatial correlates of subclinical iodine deficiency among pregnant women age 15–49 years in Tanzania
dc.type Article


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