Hailu Abera Mulatu
St. Paul's Hospital Millenium Medical College, Internal Medicine,
Africa Avenue, Addis Ababa, 1784 code 1250
Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease among Primary School Students in Mid-Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s): Hailu Abera Mulatu, Mihret Woldemichael and Mengistu AberraHailu Abera Mulatu, Mihret Woldemichael and Mengistu Aberra
Objective: To determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among primary school students in Shashemene town of Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.
Method: Using a cross sectional study design and a multistage sampling technique, pupils were selected from public and private primary schools in Shashemene town. They were clinically screened for evidence of RHD by auscultating for significant murmurs. The students with significant murmurs then had echocardiographic evaluation to confirm the presence of RHD.
Results: Out of the 1874 students recruited, 956 (51.01%) were females while 918 (48.99%) were males. The mean age of the students was 8.86 ± 2.14 years. 1162 (62.01%) and 712(37.99%) respectively were recruited from public and private schools. Of the 1874 students, fifteen (0.80%) had significant.. View More»
