Awareness and Prevalence of Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism in Endocrine Disordered patients of Bangladesh

Abstract

Thyroid disorder is the second most common endocrine disorder in women both in the developed and less developed world and it is raising significantly. As, thyroid hormone is very important to maintaining body’s major functions including reproduction and growth so, any imbalance can lead to severe health problem. So, a study was conducted on 402 endocrine disordered patients in 7 renowned institutions to know the prevalence of Hyper and Hypothyroidism, their diagnosis, treatment pattern, and knowledge level and also their awareness regarding this diseases in Bangladesh. This survey was conducted by face to face interview of patients and on the basis of their prescriptions and medical test reports and Obtained data are analyzed by Microsoft excel. Among 194 thyroid disordered patients the prevalence of hyper and hypothyroidism in our country is almost similar (50%). But women are the main victim of both Hyperthyroidism (78.26%) and Hypothyroidism (77.84%). The highest suffering age was 20-40 years. The most common diagnosis test is TSH test (97.87%) because it is effective and cheap. Hyperthyroidism having patients are treated mainly with antithyroid drugs (Carbimazol), and hypothyroidism containing patients are treated with thyroid hormone therapy (Levothyroxine) because most of the patients in our country are subclinical patients. Majority, 73.13% patients were educated, so they was conscious about their diagnosis and were found to take medication timely. But unfortunately their knowledge level about their disease history and perception about recovery was not so satisfactory. Prevalence of thyroid disorder among endocrine patients in this study is very high also (48.26%). From our so study we find that, knowledge level of patients of our country is relatively poor and needs to be improved. So, some steps should be taken by the authority with the help of professionals to make them aware of this disease.