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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Congenital hypothyroidism and its related factors in an Iranian population: A retrospective study in Semnan (2011–2016)
Soraya Doustmohamadian1, Sahar Mehrizi2, Mohammad Naser Rahbar2, Majid Mirmohammadkhani3
1 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Majid Mirmohammadkhani
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_254_19
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Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is an important and preventable cause of intellectual disability. This study determined the incidence of CH and its related factors in Semnan city in Iran. Methods: All neonates born in Semnan from 2011 to 2016 who participated in a screening program for CH were evaluated to estimate the incidence of CH. In a nested case-control study, all diagnosed CH cases were compared with a control group of healthy newborns. Statistical analysis used conditional logistic regression model with STATA-14. Results: 106 out of 17,507 neonates born in Semnan during 2011–2016 were diagnosed with CH (6.05 cases per 1,000 live births). Maternal parity (odds ratio [OR] =1.78, P = 0.044), birth weight (OR = 0.29, P = 0.001), parental history of thyroid disease (OR = 3.43, P = 0.001), father's education (OR = 0.71, P = 0.003), father's occupation (nonworker) (OR = 2.97, P = 0.001), and the presence of other anomalies (OR = 4.14, P = 0.037) were related to the incidence of CH. Conclusions: The cumulative incidence of CH in Semnan was higher than in both the global and national statistics. Aside from well-known medical determinants, some important social factors such as father's occupation and education have a significant and independent relationship with occurrence of CH; rational attention should be given to them in health care programs to increase the effectiveness of preventative measures for CH.
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