Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children of Bharateswari Homes of Bangladesh.
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2014
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Background: Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continue to affect millions of people
around the world, including Bangladesh. Children and adolescents are especially susceptible to this disease.
Classical risk factors, i.e. poverty, overcrowding, ignorance and insufficient health care services are responsible
for the high incidence and prevalence of these diseases. To assess the prevalence of RF and RHD among
children, a school survey was conducted in Bharateswari Homes, in the district of Tangail, Bangladesh.
Methods: A total of 947 students were examined. Revised Jones’ criteria (1992), and clinical examination
were used for the diagnosis of RF and RHD.
Results: Four cases of RF/RHD were found giving the prevalence of 4.22/1000. This is lower than the
prevalence reported in eighties, but is consistent with those found in nineties.
Conclusion: Among the school children, there is a declining trend in the prevalence of RF/RHD.
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Acute rheumatic fever, Rheumatic heart disease, Jones’criteria
Citation
Majumder A A S, Flora M S, Islam A K M M, Shahidullah M, Zafar M A, Khanam R, Rashid M A, Iqbal M H, Zareen S, Ahmed J U. Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children of Bharateswari Homes of Bangladesh. Cardiovascular Journal. 2014; 6(2): 103-106.