Prevalence Of Hypothyroidism In Newborn Babies Of Taluka Pano Akil And Sukkur

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is defined as thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth. Babies with CH who are not identified and treated promptly develop severe mental retardation. Studies show that lower neurocognitive outcome may occur in infant started at the age of greater than 30 days. Most of the babies with CH don’t manifest the typical known signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism. But common symptoms include decreased activity and increased sleep, feeding difficulty, constipation. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism among the children of Sukkur and Pano Akil talukas. The blood samples were collected from Civil Hospital Sukkur and Sakhi Baba Hospital Pano Akil for screening at laboratory during the months of January 2022 to Jun 2022. The samples were taken by heel prick.  The 80 new born babies were screened randomly by measuring serum TSH level. In primarily diagnosed cases of Congenital Hypothyroidism neonates were considered hypothyroid if their TSH was>6 mlU/ml. The prevalence at high risk of hypothyroidism was observed higher in children of Pano Akil Taluka. The prevalence of mild hypothyroidism was similar in females of both Talukas which was greater in females than in males.  Similarly the prevalence of Hypothyroidism was greater in females than in males and also it was greater in females of Pano Akil as compare to females of Sukkur Taluka. It is concluded that female patients of Pano Akil Taluka are more prevalent of Mild Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroidism but the situations are not alarming.