SynthesisEnvironmental geochemistry and health2018
Iodine deficiency status in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review.
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- Global prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism among neonates from 1969 to 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Vitamin C supplementation in patients with hypothyroidism requiring high-dose levothyroxine: a proof-of-concept pilot study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- Iodine deficiency and excess in children and related factors in Alborz Province: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Awareness of Thyroid Disorders in Jordan: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Iodine Status in Cyprus and Neighboring Countries: A Review Article.Current pediatric reviews · 2025Review
- Association between Thyroid Profile Levels and Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study.Reports (MDPI) · 2024Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Iodized Salt Among Adults Aged 18 to 65 in the United Arab Emirates.Cureus · 2024Article
- Excessive iodine status among school-aged children in the State of Qatar: Results of the National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Survey.Public health challenges · 2023Article
- Improving Iodine Intake in Rural Haiti through Social Enterprise: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Central Plateau.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Hypothyroidism in Children and Adolescents of Fars Province (Southern Iran): A Nationwide Prescription Study, 2018-2019.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence of iodine deficiency among Moroccan women of reproductive age.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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- Endemic Goiter and Iodine Prophylaxis in Calabria, a Region of Southern Italy: Past and Present.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Thyroid malignancy among patients with thyroid nodules in the United Arab Emirates: a five-year retrospective tertiary Centre analysis.Thyroid research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Iodine deficiency is a global public health issue because iodine plays a major role in the thyroid hormone synthesis and is essential for normal neurological development. This review summarizes the publications on iodine status in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. All related studies available in main national and international databases were systematically searched using some specific keywords to find article published between 1909 and 2015. The prevention of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) in the WHO EMR countries is currently under control without significant side effects. Mild to severe IDDs exist in some countries of the Middle East, due to lack of effective iodine supplementation program, but the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Bahrain and Tunisia have achieved the goal of universal salt iodization. Overall, despite enormous efforts to control IDDs, still IDD remains a serious public health problem in some countries of the region, requiring urgent control and prevention measures.
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