In EUthyroid2 intervention measures are to be developed, implemented in ambulatory care settings and evaluated to effectively raise awareness for the risks of iodine deficiency among young women (18-24 years) in three European countries (Norway, Poland, UK) as well as Bangladesh and Pakistan. A cluster-randomized controlled trial with three points of measurements will be applied in each participating country. The intervention will be adapted to the different contextual characteristics of the implementation sites. A process evaluation with a convergent parallel mixed methods design will be conducted. For this, participants and healthcare professionals will be surveyed and semi-structured interviews will be carried out.
non-pregnant Female
Age 18-24 years at the time point of recruitment
Attending the specified settings
Sufficient language skills to understand the study information, informed consent and the questionnaire
Having a thyroid disease
Pregnancy at the timepoint of recruitment and during the intervention period
Lactation