Risk Factors of Rheumatic Heart Disease in a Children’s Hospital in Khartoum: A Case-Control Study
ARF history and a six-month history of throat infections are linked to RHD. Mothers do not have a correlation with RHD, but a correlation exists when there is a connection between a history of ARF and a recent throat infection (effect modification). Furthermore, an association was found between throat infections and living in a western state. Consequently, it is imperative to adopt RHD prevention, particularly the prevention and treatment of both ARF and throat infections.
Authors
- Doaa T. Mohammadat
- Eithar M Ali
- Ibrahim Elkhidir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-0242)
- Safaa Fadlelmoula
- Sulafa Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9436-1680)
- Shima Alhindi
- Imtinan Yousif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-9858)
Institutions
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- Letterkenny University Hospital (IE)
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SD)
- Institute for Sustainable Development (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.69786
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54