Awareness of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among the population in taif, Saudi Arabia 2020

Mougrabi, Mohammed M.; Aljuaid, Raghad S.; Alrabie, Aeshah D.; Althumali, Nouran Khalid; Alkhaldi, Lama; Alotaibi, Waad

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2550_20

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“…They found that female awareness about sore throat complications, primary prevention, penicillin use and RF primary or secondary prevention ranged from 16.5% to 56%. They further added that the weakest area of awareness was the causes, sore throat management, antibiotic utilisation and the complications of recurrent sore throat [20]. The problem of poor knowledge regarding RHD was also found internationally.…”

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“…Another recent Saudi study conducted by Almadhi et al to explore the 2020 who examined the relationship between age and education with each item of the participants' knowledge. They found that participants' age was significantly related to all knowledge items, while education was significantly related to most knowledge items [20]. Concerning the international bias, Nkoke et al found that older age and higher education were significant positive predictors of good knowledge regarding RHD [21].…”

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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children: mothers’ knowledge and attitude in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Almedhesh

2024

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Background. Rheumatic fever (RF) is considered an inflammatory disease intermediated by an unusual immune reaction to group A streptococcal (GAS) infections that may lead to rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Patients with RHD have high mortality and morbidity rates despite being young. It was estimated that 3.49/per 1,000 RF patients had acute recurrent attacks yearly in middle and low-income countries. Examining the predictors of Saudi women's knowledge and attitude regarding RF and RHD is very important to help policymakers and healthcare providers address these predictors whilst raising public awareness regarding these important health issues. Thus, improving knowledge and attitudes may help in the early identification of symptoms, the application of effective treatment, an increase in prevention rates and a decrease in prevalence rates.Objectives. The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude about RF and RHD among mothers in Najran, Saudi Arabia. Material and methods. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to recruit 389 participants in the maternity ad children's hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia. The data was collected from November 2021 to March 2022 using a self-reported questionnaire for data collection; it consisted of study participants' basic data and health history, RF-and RHD-related knowledge quiz, and the RF and RHD treatment and preventive measures attitude scale. Results. The mean age of the participants was 30.59 years, although more than half (59.1%) of the participants had unsatisfactory knowledge concerning RF and RHD, and four-fifths (80.2%) of them had a positive attitude regarding its treatment and preventive measures. Satisfactory knowledge was statistically associated with mothers' education, age, history of a child with RDF and positive attitude toward preventive and treatment measures (p < 0.05). Conclusions. Unsatisfactory knowledge regarding RF and RHD was prevalent among the current study participants. At the same time, most had a positive attitude toward its treatment and preventive measures. Education level, mother's age, history of a child with RDF and positive attitude are significant positive predictors of RF and RHD knowledge.

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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children: mothers’ knowledge and attitude in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Almedhesh

2024

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“…In this study, the required sample size was estimated using Epi Info™ 7.1.5 (Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, Georgia, USA) based on the entire population of Makkah city (2,015,000) [16] and the frequency of good understanding of ARF from a previous study (41.6%) [17]. Finally, the minimum required sample size is 373.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among the Makkah City Population, Saudi Arabia

Fakieha,

Zafer,

Alkalash

et al. 2024

Cureus

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BackgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a prominent sequela of rheumatic fever (RF) and the most common cause of acquired valvular disease worldwide. Patients develop RHD as a result of autoimmune reactions caused by an untreated group A Streptococcus (GAS) throat infection, resulting in significant valvular destruction. ObjectivesThe current study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of RF and RHD among the Makkah city population in Saudi Arabia. MethodsAn observational cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 1364 adult participants from Makkah city in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through an online survey that was disseminated on different electronic platforms. Then, the obtained data were analyzed using SPSS version 23 (IBM Corp.,

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“…Knowledge and awareness of the sore throat-ARF-RHD linkage is key to appropriate health-seeking behaviour for the often mild and self-limiting superficial GAS infections. However, globally, there remains a major public knowledge gap for a disease with major societal impact 30–33. A recent systematic review summarised Africa’s enormous community and healthcare worker knowledge gap 34.…”

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“…However, globally, there remains a major public knowledge gap for a disease with major societal impact. [30][31][32][33] A recent systematic review summarised Africa's enormous community and healthcare worker knowledge gap. 34 Additionally, sociocultural factors contribute to the high incidence of ARF/RHD, underscoring the need for engaging families and communities as important stakeholders.…”

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Research opportunities for the primary prevention and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report

Rwebembera,

Cannon,

Sanyahumbi

et al. 2023

BMJ Glob Health

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Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) encompasses the timely diagnosis and adequate treatment of the superficial group AStreptococcus(GAS) infections pharyngitis and impetigo. GAS is the only known inciting agent in the pathophysiology of the disease. However, sufficient evidence indicates that the uptake and delivery of primary prevention approaches in RHD-endemic regions are significantly suboptimal. This report presents expert deliberations on priority research and implementation opportunities for primary prevention of ARF/RHD that were developed as part of a workshop convened by the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in November 2021. The opportunities identified by the Primary Prevention Working Group encompass epidemiological, laboratory, clinical, implementation and dissemination research domains and are anchored on five pillars including: (A) to gain a better understanding of superficial GAS infection epidemiology to guide programmes and policies; (B) to improve diagnosis of superficial GAS infections in RHD endemic settings; (C) to develop scalable and sustainable models for delivery of primary prevention; (D) to understand potential downstream effects of the scale-up of primary prevention and (E) to develop and conduct economic evaluations of primary prevention strategies in RHD endemic settings. In view of the multisectoral stakeholders in primary prevention strategies, we emphasise the need for community co-design and government engagement, especially in the implementation and dissemination research arena. We present these opportunities as a reference point for research organisations and sponsors who aim to contribute to the increasing momentum towards the global control and prevention of RHD.

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Awareness of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among the population in taif, Saudi Arabia 2020

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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children: mothers’ knowledge and attitude in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children: mothers’ knowledge and attitude in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and Attitude of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among the Makkah City Population, Saudi Arabia

Research opportunities for the primary prevention and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report

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