PROMOTING SALT IODISATION AMONG SMALL SALT PRODUCERS IN RAJASTHAN, INDIA

摘要

A. BACKGROUND:Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is the single most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage in children the world. It decreases child survival, causes goiters, and impairs growth and development. IDD in pregnant women causes miscarriages, stillbirths, and other complications. Children with can grow up to be stunted, apathetic, mentally retarded, and incapable of normal speech, or hearing.