title: Endemic goitre in rural South Delhi.
abstract: One thousand and seventy-five children from the schools of 4 villages of rural South Delhi were clinically assessed for anatomical enlargement of thyroid gland. Goitre was graded according to WHO classification. One hundred and seventy-two children showed various grades of goitre giving a prevalence of total goitre in school children to be 16%. The problem of visible goitre (grades 2 and 3) was minimal and overwhelming majority of goitre cases belonged to lower grades. Though previous school goitre surveys from urban school children in Delhi give a prevalence as high as 55.2%, the prevalence of 16% in the present survey still categorizes rural South Delhi as mild endemic according to WHO/International classification for control of iodine deficiency disorder (ICCIDD) criteria. In Delhi partial supply of iodised salt commenced, with effect from, 1-1-1984 and it was covered by 'Ban Notification-PFA Act' prohibiting the sale of sub-optimally iodised salt. There is a need for an area specific assessment of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) and people's access to optimally iodised salt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trikha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary