Iodine Global Network (IGN)
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Sri Lanka
IGN REGION:
South Asia
MUIC* (µg/L):
233 (2016) National, SAC (6–12 years)
POPULATION IODINE INTAKE:
Adequate
* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women / NPNLW: Non-Pregnant Non-Lactating Women
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women / NPNLW: Non-Pregnant Non-Lactating Women
NEWS
22. April 2020
Stable Iodine Nutrition During Two Decades of Continuous Universal Salt Iodisation in Sri Lanka
Universal salt iodisation (USI) was introduced in Sri Lanka in 1995. Since then, four national iodine surveys have assessed the iodine nutrition status of the population. We retrospectively reviewed ...
PUBLICATIONS
Third National Survey on iodine deficiency status in Sri Lanka - 2010
Renuka Jayatissa and M.M. Gunathilaka
Medical Research Institute in collaboration with UNICEF 2012
Renuka Jayatissa and M.M. Gunathilaka
Medical Research Institute in collaboration with UNICEF 2012
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