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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | AN ANALYSIS OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDER AND ERADICATION STRATEGIES IN THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS OF MOROCCO
Autores: | Oldham,   Elizabeth Anne; Barrett,   Christopher B.; Benjelloun,   Sabah; Ahanou,   Brahim.
Data: | 1997-11-26
Ano: | 1996
Palavras-chave: | Iodine deficiency; Micronutrient deficiency; Morocco; Nutrition education; Salt iodization; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Resumo: | The population of the Ounein Valley in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco is at high risk of iodine deficiency. We investigated local children’s iodine deficiency and goiter patterns as well as food consumption habits through a household survey. Median urinary iodine content and goiter analysis both reflect moderate iodine deficiency. Total fish consumption has a statistically significant, positive effect on urinary iodine content. Fish consumption, like that of salt, is closely related to market access. Respondents are uniformly unaware of the dietary etiology of goiter. An effective strategy to reduce the high incidence of iodine deficiency disorder among children in the valley must attend to four crucial issues: fish consumption, salt iodization, nutrition education, and market access.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

455

http://purl.umn.edu/28368

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

Utah State University&gt;Economics Department&gt;Economics Research Institute, ERI Study Papers

ERI Study Paper 96-19

Formato:

35

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