Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Effectiveness of a School-centered Primary and Secondary Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
2,300 participants
Jun 1, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Summary
The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role of socioeconomic and environmental factors in the development and progression of rheumatic heart disease.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Age 5-16 years
- Attending Tulsi Secondary Boarding School in Tulsipur, Nepal.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Children / primary caregivers not providing informed consent to participate
- Children not attending Tulsi Secondary Boarding School in Tulsipur.
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Interventions
School nurse program providing health care through assessment, intervention and follow-up of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis and facilitation of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis for children with latent rheumatic heart disease.
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NCT05504928