Disease Ecology of Thyroid in Mountain Ecosystem of North Kashmir Himalayas

By : G. M. Rather

Page No: 132-155

Abstract
The present study was carried out to study the concentration of Iodine in soils, drinking water and staple foods and incidence of thyroid in the mountain ecosystem of North Kashmir Himalayas. The study reveals that the concentration of trace element iodine in soil samples was 1.570mg/kg with a considerable negative mean deviation of -0.030 mg/kg from control samples. The concentration of iodine in drinking water in the area has been noted as 0.486mg/l with negative deviation of- 0.010 from control samples and average concentration of iodine in the staple foods in the study area was 2.728mg/Kg with a considerable negative mean deviation of -0.172mg|kg from control samples with a declining trend in all the altitudinal zones. Majority of sample households (67.03) relay mostly on locally cultivated food items. About 7.37 % of the population in sample villages suffers from thyroid that is a iodine deficiency disease. Some remedial measures were suggested to minimize the incidence of thyroid in this mountainous area.

Author :
G. M. Rather
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Disaster Management, University of Kashmir, J & K.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2021.41.01.9