Evaluation of the test kit for rapid iodine determination in iodated salt
1999
Wanthanee Kamlert(Department of Medical Sciences, Bangkok (Thailand). Division of Food) | Kasemsri Chuensupong(Department of Medical Sciences, Bangkok (Thailand). Division of Food) | Yuparaid Uetrongchit(Department of Medical Sciences, Bangkok (Thailand). Division of Food) | Tasanee Chulamorakot(Department of Medical Sciences, Bangkok (Thailand). Division of Food)
In order to strengthen the quality control system of table salt in rural area, simple test kit for semiquantitative determination of iodine content in salt was developed by Division of Food, Department of Medical Sciences. The kit could be easily used in remote area and the result could be observed rapidly. The evaluation was studied by sending the kits, accompanied with table salt with known amount of iodine to 10 Regional Medical Sciences Centers. The efficiency of the kit showed that the percentage of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy are 96.3, 100.00, 100.0, 75.0 and 96.7, respectively. The detection limit is 2 mg/kg and the shelf-life is about 12 months at room temperature. The kit is one approach to solve the problem of iodine deficiency disorder in Thailand
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