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Egypt
IGN Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Median UIC
170 (2014-15) National, SAC
Population Iodine Status
Adequate
* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration
* HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women
* HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women
NEWS
18. November 2013
Observational study from Egypt links iodine deficiency to autism
The Department of Pediatrics of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt reports that autistic children (and their mothers) have lower urinary iodine concentrations than control children and mothers. Because...
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