Rheumatic Heart Disease in Schoolchildren in Westren District, Saudi Arabia
Mohammend Abdulaziz Al-Sekait; Abdulrhman Abdulaziz Al-Sweliem; Tahir, Mohammed; Mohammend Abdulaziz Al-Sekait, Dept. of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2925, Riyadh, 11462, Saudi Arabia; Abdulrhman Abdulaziz Al-Sweliem, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Tahir, Mohammed, King Fahd Hospital, Al-Medina, Al-Munawarrah
Журнал:
The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
Дата:
1990
Аннотация:
THE PREVALENCE of rheumatic heart disease was assessed among schoolchildren aged between 6-15 years in the Westren District. A sample size of 9,418 (10% of the target population) underwent cardiac evaluation. The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease was 24 per 10,000 schoolchildren (6-15 years). The prevalence was higher in rural areas and in females. This survey revealed that the carrier rate of beta-hemolytic streptococci was 34%.
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