Syed Faiz-Ul-Hassan Rizvi
Status of rheumatic heart disease in rural Pakistan
Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital
bobjectivesb determine community based prevalence rheumatic heart disease rhd rural population district rahim yaar khan pakistan bsubjects methodsb representative sample rural population rahim yaar khan district selected rhd screened physical examination diagnosis confirmed echocardiographic doppler studies sociodemographic data screened person collected bresultsb 54 cases rhd found among 9430 people screened prevalence 57 1000 95 confidence interval 42 72 females significantly likely affected significant relation factors studied education crowding socioeconomic status less 20 found rhd aware diagnosis participation study three affected people 8 taking rheumatic prophylaxis bconclusionsb high prevalence rhd among rural population pakistan prevalence declined past three decades nearly people rhd including know diagnosis receive benefit potentially life saving secondary prevention measures