Analysis of households consumption of iodized salt in Xinjian county of Jiangxi province during 2006-2010
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-4955.2011.02.019
- VernacularTitle:2006-2010年江西省新建县居民户碘盐监测结果分析
- Author:
Qiong, LIU
;
Yan-xing, TANG
;
Yang-ping, TU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Iodine;
Deficiency diseases;
Salts;
Data collection
- From:Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2011;30(2):181-183
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To find out households consumption of iodized salt in Xinjian county, and to provide scientific basis for prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders(IDD). Methods From 2006 - 2010 in Jiangxi province, according to the direction of east, west, south, and north, nine townships(streets) were selected,in each township (street), 4 administrative villages (committees) were selected, in each administrative village(committee) 8 households were selected to collect their edible salt each year, direct titration method was adopted to detect salt iodine. Results From 2006 - 2010 a total of 1440 salt samples were collected, of which 1379 were qualified iodized salt, 34 unqualified, 27 non-iodized salt; iodized salt coverage rate, qualified iodized salt and iodized salt consumption rates were 98.13% (1413/1440), 97.59% (1379/1413) and 95.76% (1379/1440),respectively, and the rate of non-iodized salt was 1.88% (27/1440). Conclusions The intake rate of qualified iodized salt in Xinjian county have reached the standards of eliminating IDD. The quality of iodized salt should be improved in few counties. In the future, we should also increase the use of various forms advocacy of IDD prevention and treatment, and educate the masses to enhance self-protection awareness, so that they can consciously resist the salt smuggling, and refuse to buy non-iodized salt.
