IODINE STATUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN RESIDING IN URBAN SLUMS IN DELHI

Spriha Rao; Gurudayal Singh Toteja; Neena Bhatia; Supriya Dwivedi; Zaozianlungliu Gonmei; Ashok Kumar Roy

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i7.25002

Authors

Spriha Rao Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with Special Focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi, India.
Gurudayal Singh Toteja Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with Special Focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi, India.
Neena Bhatia Department of Food and Nutrition, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Supriya Dwivedi Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with Special Focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi, India.
Zaozianlungliu Gonmei Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with Special Focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi, India.
Ashok Kumar Roy Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with Special Focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i7.25002

Keywords:

Iodine, Urinary iodine, Iodized salt, Pregnant women

Abstract

Objectives: The present study was carried out to determine the iodine nutrition status among pregnant women in slums of West Delhi.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among the third-trimester pregnant women residing in urban slums of West Delhi. Urinary iodine concentration was estimated using ammonium persulfate method, and salt iodine was estimated using iodometric titration.

Results: Of the total 180 pregnant women, 70.6% were consuming adequately iodized salt (iodine levels â‰¥15 ppm). Median urinary iodine level for the pregnant women was 147.5 Î¼g/L indicating iodine deficiency among this group. A total of 51.1% of women had urinary iodine levels <150 Î¼g/L.

Conclusion: Pregnant women belonging to slum community from Delhi have a suboptimal iodine status. Further, the proportion of women consuming iodized salt is less than the national average indicating the need to educate these women about the importance of iodine during pregnancy.

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