Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir Valley)

1,876 school children were surveyed in Baramulla district of Kashmir for the presence of goitre. There were 964 boys and 912 girls in the age group of 5–15 years. An overall goitre prevalence of 52.08 per cent was found (54.77% in boys and 49.23% in girls). Iodine content was assayed in urine samples of 44 randomly selected subjects. The mean ± SEM urinary iodine was 41.85±2.52 μg/g of oreatinine (Range 6.25–69.41).