Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
ISSN: 2167-7948
Himashree Bhattacharyya
All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), India
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Thyroid Disorders Ther
Iodine is one such micronutrient, the deficiency of which can impair the mental growth and development of young children and is the leading cause of preventable mental impairment. The present study has been conducted to study the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) and its association with various sociodemographic variables among children (6–12 years) residing in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. The sample size was 2700 with a multistage 30 cluster sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the various sociodemographic variables. The weight and height of each child were recorded as per the standard procedure. In order to assess goitre, children were examined as per standard procedures prescribed by the National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP). A total of 2700 children were interviewed in total. Out of these, 1365 (50.5%) were males. The total goitre rate was found to be 195 (7.22%), indicating that IDDs are a mild public health problem in the study area. The median (interquartile range) urinary iodine excretion levels were 150 (108.05–189.37) μg/L. With respect to weight for age, it was observed that 93 (3.9%) children were severely underweight and 389 (16.8%) had severe stunting. A significant association was observed between goitre with the age group of children (p <.05).
Himashree Bhattacharyya MBBS, MD ( Community Medicine)She is a Fellow (FAIMER)ACME,She is a Associate Professor of Dept of Community & Family Medicine, AIIMS Guwahati. Also she is a Co Convener: MEU, AIIMS Guwahati.She has more than 15 extramural funded projects as PI and Co-PI.She is a Member of IEC, AIIMS Guwahati.And State Level Trainer for: 1. Maternal Deaths Surveillance and Response, 2. National Program for Health care of Elderly, 3.Frontline Epidemiology Training Course.She is a Member of IAPSM e Connect and UG Connect team.Involved in M& E of several National Health programs and community surveys. She belongs to National Faculty for online training program on “CBME in Community Medicine by MEU, India.She Published a Scientific Report on “Nutrition Transition” based on the proceedings of the National workshop on “ NutritionTransition” for which she was the Organizing Secretary.She has more than 30 publications in various peer reviewed National & international journals