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Rheumatic Heart Disease in Schoolchildren in Westren District, Saudi Arabia

Mohammend Abdulaziz Al-Sekait, M.P.H. D.Sc.

Dept. of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2925, Riyadh, 11462, Saudi Arabia

Abdulrhman Abdulaziz Al-Sweliem, D.C.H., F.R.C.P.

Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Tahir, M.D., F.A.C.A, F.C.C.P.

King Fahd Hospital, Al-Medina, Al-Munawarrah

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%.

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 110, No. 1, 15-16 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409011000107
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