Active iodine prophylaxis

Net benefits of Active Iodine Prophylaxis over Silent Prophylaxis Policy Implications Based on a Natural Experiment... 

Net benefits of Active iodine Prophylaxis over Silent Prophylaxis 781... 

ENDEMIC GOITER - There are still active areas (i.e., affecting children) of endemic goiter in the south of the country. This may appear strange in view of the orography and of the fact that, in the past, region B was the most affected one, justifying iodine prophylaxis. Two reasons appear to explain this abnormality ... 

Active prophylaxis (AP) is the provision of iodine supplements to an iodine-deficient population. Beside the individual supplementation of oral iodine and injections of iodized oil, the most common supplementation strategy is the iodization of salt, water and animal feed. Some countries allow only iodized salt to be sold, while other countries allow both iodized and uniodized salt. 

Year Area Sample Goiter prevalence Urinary iodine ( Lg/l) Active prophylaxis... 

The presence of goiter in Italy has been known since the ancient Roman Age. In recent years, several surveys have shown high rates of the prevalence of goiter and low urinary iodine excretion. Active prophylaxis has been very hmited (Aghini-Lombardi et ai, 1998). Before 2005, prophylaxis with iodized salt in the country was performed on a voluntary basis. For this reason, iodized salt consumption in Italy still accounted for approximately 3%... 

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