[Evolution of endemic goiter in Malian women and children after a year of enrichment of drinking water with iodine using diffusers made of silicone].
A new method for iodine deficiency disorders prevention is tested during one year in a rural area of Mali. Silicone and sodium iodide made diffusers are set up inside 2 villages' drillings. Their efficiency is compared with a placebo. Supervision criteria are evolution of goiter, rates of iodine in water and ioduria of the population, specially women and children. In the treated villages a decrease of goiters' size of the younger people is observed. Iodine rates in treated drillings water stay during 12 months between 150 and 300 micrograms/l with a minimum intake of 150 micrograms/day/person. The means of ioduria rates from less than 25 micrograms/l before treatment (severe deficiency) increase to more than 100 micrograms/l after six months of treatment (no deficiency).
Pichard
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E
Ecole Nationale de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Bamako.
Fisch
A
A
Sebbag
R
R
Maiga
B
B
Fongoro
S
S
Ag Rhaly
A
A
Gentilini
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004058:Diffusion; D005260:Female; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali; D012424:Rural Population; D012828:Silicones; D014881:Water Supply
D012828:Silicones; D007455:Iodine
Evolution du goitre endémique chez les femmes et les enfants maliens après un an d'enrichissement de l'eau de boisson en iode par des diffuseurs en silicone.