As per the data, J&K stood at number two among all states and union territories vis-à-vis the number of women self-reporting thyroid disorders per one lakh women.
National Family Health Survey 5, which was released over the end of 2021 has recorded the burden of thyroid disorders and Goiter among women.
As per the data, J&K stood at number two among all states and union territories vis-à-vis the number of women self-reporting thyroid disorders per one lakh women.
In J&K, 6809 women in every lakh female population between 15-49 years of age were afflicted with the thyroid gland. The prevalence was the highest in the age group of 35-49 years, 1.8 percent in 20-34 years, and 0.7 percent in the 15-17 year age group.
Hypothyroidism is one of the most common and treatable endocrine disease in which there is insufficient amount of thyroid hormones in body. Iodine deficiency remains the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide. The food grown in soil of hilly areas and around rivers like Kashmir is iodine-deficient due to leaching out of iodine from soil, resulting in increased incidence of hypothyroidism in these areas.
