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Rheumatic heart disease in schoolchildren in western district, Saudi Arabia
M A al-Sekait1, A A al-Sweliem, M Tahir
1Dept. of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Journal of the Royal Society of Health
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease was assessed among schoolchildren aged between 6-15 years in the Western 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%.