Buku Metadata ini berisi data hasil penelitian Puslitbang, Balai Besar dan Loka di bawah Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan (Badan Litbangkes), yang dikelompokkan dalam 5 kelompok tema sesuai dengan isi data yang terdapat dalam penelitian tupoksi dan penelitian yang inovatif pada bidang kesehatan. Data terbagi dalam tema penyakit menular, penyakit tidak menular, penelitian gizi, peneli…
Iodine severe deficiency is a major cause of impairment due to iodine deficiency disorders. Cretinism is a consequence of iodine deficiency in the womb with clinical signs that stand out among others is mental retardation. In Indonesia, there were many cases of endemic goiter and cretinism. Diagnosis of cretinism can be established more accurately by laboratory tests, but it is expensive and le…
ABSTRACT Iodine severe deficiency is a major cause of impairment due to iodine deficiency disorders. Cretinism is a consequence of iodine deficiency in the womb with clinical signs that stand out among others is mental retardation. In Indonesia, there were many cases of endemic goiter and cretinism. Diagnosis of cretinism can be established more accurately by laboratory tests, but it …
Iodine is an essential element that enables the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones. The source of iodine in the body comes from food, iodized salt and iodine capsules. Iodized salt and iodine capsules had been used by the government in Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) elimination program. However, iodine capsules prophylaxis program in the IDD endemic areas had caused symptoms of hypert…