Secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: a multicenter study.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
; 22(1): 26, 2022 02 02.
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в английский
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2153508
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ethiopia has a high acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prevalence, and to our knowledge, there are no data on the status of secondary prevention in children with RHD. This study describes the status of secondary RHD prevention.METHODS:
A multicenter, prospective study was performed on children aged 5-17 years with RHD in Ethiopia. Good adherence was defined as at least 80% completion of benzathine penicillin (BPG) or oral Amoxicillin within the previous year. The primary outcome measure was adherence to prophylaxis, expressed as a proportion. Socio-demographics, severity of RHD, and ARF recurrence were evaluated.RESULTS:
A total of 337 children with a mean age of 12.9 ± 2.6 years were included. The majority (73%) had severe aortic/mitral disease. Participants were on BPG (80%) or Amoxicillin (20%) prophylaxis. Female sex (P = 0.04) use of BPG (0.03) and shorter mean duration of prophylaxis in months (48.5 ± 31.5 vs. 60.7 ± 33, respectively, P < 0.008) predicted good adherence. Running out of medications (35%), interrupted follow-up (27%), and the COVID-19 pandemic (26%) were the most common reasons for missing prophylaxis. Recurrence of ARF was higher in participants on Amoxicillin compared with BPG (40% vs. 16%, P < 0.001) and in those with poor adherence compared with good adherence (36.8% vs. 17.9%, respectively, P = 0.005). Type and duration of prophylaxis (OR 0.5, CI = 0.24, 0.9, P = 0.02; OR = 1.1, CI = 1.1, 1.2, P = 0.04, respectively), and sex (OR = 1.9, CI = 1.1, 3.4, P = 0.03) were independent predictors of poor adherence.CONCLUSION:
Poor adherence is prevalent in Ethiopian children living with RHD. Amoxicillin is a suboptimal option for prophylaxis as its use is associated with lower adherence and a higher rate of ARF recurrence.ключевые слова
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Основная тема:
Penicillin G Benzathine
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Secondary Prevention
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Amoxicillin
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Тип исследования:
Когортное исследование
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Диагностическое исследование
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Экспериментальные исследования
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Наблюдательное исследование
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Прогностическое исследование
Темы:
Длинный Ковид
Пределы темы:
Подростки
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Дети
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Детский дошкольный
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Женщины
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Люди
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Мужчины
Страна как тема:
Африка
Язык:
английский
Журнал:
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Тематика журнала:
Болезни системы кровообращения
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Кардиология
Год:
2022
Тип:
Статья
Аффилированная страна:
S12872-022-02473-4
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