Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) among Sarawakian school children has been highlighted as substantial public health problem. It has mandated universal salt iodization (USI) implementation in Sarawak started since 2008. This paper describes the approach in methodology of Sarawak IDD Survey 2018 which aimed to determine the current status of IDD among school children in Sarawak after 10 years of USI implementation. Methodology: The IDD survey was a cross-sectional study design. It was conducted between July and September 2018 among school children age 8 to 10 years old, involving all 12 divisions in Sarawak. Multistage proportionate-to-population size sampling technique was applied. First stage was the selection of schools (primary sampling units) and the second stage was the selection of students (secondary sampling units). A total of 1200 school children involved in the study. RESULTS: All selected schools participated in the survey, 100% schoolÂ’s response rate. A total of 988 school children participated in the survey with response rates of 82.3%. Conclusion: The present study findings will highlight the impact of mandatory USI towards the iodine level among school children in Sarawak.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-197,
title = {Iodine Status and Thyroid Volume Among School Children: Approach in Methodology of Sarawak Iodine Deficiency Disorder Survey 2018},
author = {Mohd Shaiful Azlan and Lim Kuang Kuay and Tahir Aris and Abdul Aziz Harith and Nur Azna Mahmud},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) among Sarawakian school children has been highlighted as substantial public health problem. It has mandated universal salt iodization (USI) implementation in Sarawak started since 2008. This paper describes the approach in methodology of Sarawak IDD Survey 2018 which aimed to determine the current status of IDD among school children in Sarawak after 10 years of USI implementation. Methodology: The IDD survey was a cross-sectional study design. It was conducted between July and September 2018 among school children age 8 to 10 years old, involving all 12 divisions in Sarawak. Multistage proportionate-to-population size sampling technique was applied. First stage was the selection of schools (primary sampling units) and the second stage was the selection of students (secondary sampling units). A total of 1200 school children involved in the study. RESULTS: All selected schools participated in the survey, 100% schoolÂ’s response rate. A total of 988 school children participated in the survey with response rates of 82.3%. Conclusion: The present study findings will highlight the impact of mandatory USI towards the iodine level among school children in Sarawak.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia},
keywords = {Iodine deficiency disorders, Sarawak., universal salt iodinization},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}