Prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in North Macedonia: data from a newborn screening program conducted for twenty years

Anastasovska, Violeta; Peshevska, Milica; Zdraveska, Nikolina; Zafirova, Biljana; Jovcevska Meceska, Jasmina; Kochova, Mirjana

doi:10.24953/turkjped.2022.594

Prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in North Macedonia: data from a newborn screening program conducted for twenty years

Journal

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Date Issued

2023

Author(s)

Peshevska, Milica

Jovcevska Meceska, Jasmina

DOI

10.24953/turkjped.2022.594

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common endocrine disorder that can be treated if timely detected by newborn screening, optimizing the developmental outcome in affected children. In the present study, we analyze the data of the national newborn thyroid screening program in North Macedonia collected over twenty years, including the CH prevalence as well as its geographical and ethnic variations.