ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2021
Spectrum and Prevalence of Thyroid Diseases at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Retrospective Study of 976 Cases.
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- A comparative systematic review of risk factors, prevalence, and challenges contributing to non-communicable diseases in South Asia, Africa, and Caribbeans.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- A Contemporary Multifaceted Narrative Review on Thyroid Dysfunction in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Serum CA 19 - 9 and CA 72 - 4 levels in hashimoto's thyroiditis: a prospective case-control study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Hypothyroidism in Patients on Routine Hemodialysis in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Thyroid Diseases and Thyroid Asymptomatic Dysfunction in People Living With HIV.Infectious disease reports · 2022Review
- Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction Among Patients with Heart Failure at a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Thyroid Disorders and Influence of Adjusted Iodine Prophylaxis in Pelagonia and Southwest Regions, North Macedonia.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThyroid disorder is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide and neglected public health issues in Somalia. The aim of the study thus was to investigate the thyroid disorders in patients attending to the largest tertiary referral hospital in Somalia.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted on patients admitted to the internal department of Somalia Mogadishu-Turkey Education and Research Hospital, Somali, between January 2017 and December 2019. Patients who were tested for thyroid function tests and had complete data were included. Patients with incomplete data and currently treated for any thyroid disorder were excluded from the study. Abstracted data including patients' sociodemographic characteristics, thyroid function tests, and histopathological findings were retrieved from the hospital database system.
resultsA total of 976 patients with thyroid disorders were enrolled, of whom 66.6% (
conclusionsEuthyroid sick syndrome was the most common type of thyroid disease in our setup. Hypothyroidism is the second most common, followed by subclinical hypothyroidism. Papillary thyroid cancer was the predominant histology among thyroid malignancies, followed by follicular thyroid cancer. This study revealed that thyroid diseases emerge as an important endocrine disorder encountered in Somali, necessitating a major public health response.
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