Surveillance of iodized salt and iodine deficiency diseases in Hubei Province

Objective To understand the surveillance situation of iodine deficiency diseases in Hubei from 2005 to 2011.Methods According to Surveillance program of Iodine Deficiency Diseases of Hubei Province and Action Project for realizing the aim of eliminating Iodine Deficiency Diseases by 2010,Thyromegaly condition,urinary iodine of children aged 8 to 10,and edible salt of household were investigated.Some of the indexes,such as the rate of thyromegaly,the median of urinary iodine,the eligible rate of iodized salt,the intake rate of eligible iodized salt,the coverage rate of iodized salt,were calculated and compared.Results Since 2005,the median of salt iodine was stable at about 31mg / kg.The surveillance results of urinary Iodine indicated that the median of urinary iodine was all above 250 and the urine iodine concentration was high.Conclusions The target of eliminating iodine deficiency diseases has realized in Hubei Province.However,iodine concentration of edible salt has room for further reduction.