The Effect of drinking water chlorine concentration on thyroid gland functions among females at Kosti city, White Nile State, Sudan.

المؤلفون

  • Amani Kanona Depatrtment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of El Imam El Mahdi
  • Mohammed Azoz Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of El Imam El Mahdi, Sudan.
  • Hanan Eltahir Depatrtment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of El Imam El Mahdi
  • Khalid Bakhiet Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum
  • Elham Elamin Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of El Imam El Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Drinking water chlorine، thyroid gland، Kosti city، Sudan

الملخص

Introduction: Thyroid disease is public healthy problem more than 3 billion people are live with
iodine deficient was reported by World Health Organization.
Objectives:
To study the effects of drinking water chlorine concentration on thyroid gland functions among
females at
Kosti city.
Material & Methods:
A prospective study conducted during the period of October 2017 to December 2018, included Thirty nine female,
mean aged was 38.08 ±14.3years. Drinking water samples were collected in sterile containers from different area.
Chlorine concentrations in drinking water were measured using Mohr’s Method. Data were collected, and
analyzed using SPSS software, version 16.0.
Result:
The Concentrations of chlorine from; center [12.8] ppm, beach, [14.2] ppm, and tap water drinking [9.6] ppm.
The serum free T3 [2.4± 0.6]pg/ml, T4 was [4.7± 4.8] pg/ml, and the mean of TSH levels was
[1.05 ± 0.8]pg/ml.
Conclusion:
Chlorine concentration in drinking water net is higher, and contributing to increase a risk of goiter.

السيرة الشخصية للمؤلف

Elham Elamin، Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of El Imam El Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan

Department of Hematology & Immunohematology

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منشور

2022-03-28

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مجلد 1 عدد 1 (2020): First Issue

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