A questionnaire survey for improving awareness of rheumatic heart disease among school-aged children in India
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Ray, MadhabGuha, Santanu
Ray, Meghna
Karak, Avik
Choudhury, Basabendra
Ray, Bipasha
Hazra, Prakash C.
Selker, Harry P.
Goldberg, Robert J.
Bhatt, Deepak L.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2020-08-09Keywords
Rheumatic heart diseaseEarly detection
Developing countries
Educational intervention
Secondary prophylaxis
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
International Public Health
Public Health Education and Promotion
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OBJECTIVES: We examined the level of awareness about Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) among school-aged children in a rural district of India and evaluated the effects of a questionnaire-based survey in improving the level of awareness. METHODS: The study involved 8,646 students aged 10-16 years from 20 schools in West Midnapore, India which was conducted in August 2017. We examined changes in the level of awareness of RHD using a 29-point scoring system in seven domains. The baseline questionnaire survey assessed students' knowledge and was followed by a multimedia presentation about RHD and a post-intervention survey using the same questionnaire. The questionnaire included 9 questions on different aspects of RHD including prevalence, nature of disease, symptoms, determinants, treatment options, impact of the disease and diagnosis. RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 13 years and 46% were boys. At baseline, the mean level of knowledge about RHD was 42% (12.2 out of 29 points). After the school-based presentation, the score improved to a mean of 55% (15.9 points on the 29-point scale), a 31% relative improvement. Improvement in students' knowledge was noted across all seven domains, individually and combined (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Awareness among children in rural India about RHD is modest. A school-based intervention could help in improving awareness about this chronic condition and may promote secondary prophylaxis to reduce the morbidity and mortality from RHD.Source
Ray M, Guha S, Ray M, Karak A, Choudhury B, Ray B, Hazra PC, Selker HP, Goldberg RJ, Bhatt DL. A questionnaire survey for improving awareness of rheumatic heart disease among school-aged children in India. Indian Heart J. 2020 Sep-Oct;72(5):410-415. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.08.004. Epub 2020 Aug 9. PMID: 33189203; PMCID: PMC7670277. Link to article on publisher's site
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46902PubMed ID
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© 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Cardiological Society of India. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Distribution License
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