Iodine deficiency caused cretin, hypothyroidism, and unreparable cognitive developmental damage. Iodine deficiency could be detected early through hypothyroidism screening in newborn. However, in Indonesia this program is not a compulsory procedures. The system of maternal and child health services in health center (posyandu) made it possible to conduct the screening of infants. The village mid…
Human have an urge to connect with other people around them to make adjustments and mingIe in a social environment without significant obstacles. Children due to 100 with cognitive and motor disorders may have problems in social adjustment to the social environment because of cognitive and physical limitations they have. This study aims to know the description of the communication, interaction …
Intellectual deficit in children living in 100 endemic areas were not caused by single factor of iodine deficiency. Educational level, decrease of mental development related to 100, and lack ofcognitive stimulation also contributed to impaired cognitive development in children. This study was aimed to explore perception and practice of parenting based cognitive stimulation for children living i…
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is one of the main nutrition problems in Indonesia. Cretin is a further caused from fetal iodine deficiency. Qualitative Research in Magelang District showed that goiter was not considered 'as a disease and not an obstacle to perform their daily activities. To determine the family perceptions of cretin in Magelang District, Purworejo and Wonosobo. This study us…
Pregnant women with iodine dejicienct have risk of miscarriages, stillbirth to congenital in newborn in the form of neuro-developmental dis 0 rders, mental and physic. One effort that can be done to detect cas es of Iodine Dejiciency Disorders (IDD) at early stage is to conduct newborn screening for hypothyroidism. In Indonesia, this screening program has not become anational mandatory program.…