NDLI: Secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: a multicenter study

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Author	Belay, Wubishet Dessie, Azene Ahmed, Hayat Gedlu, Etsegenet Mariyo, Abinet Shehibo, Abdulkadir Tigabu, Zemene Aliyu, Muktar H. Soslow, Jonathan
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.
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ISSN	14712261
DOI	10.1186/s12872-022-02473-4
Journal	BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	22
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2022-02-02
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Cardiology Cardiac Surgery Angiology Blood Transfusion Medicine Internal Medicine Medicine Public Health RHD ARF Adherence Prophylaxis Medicine/Public Health
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	2/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	2.3/2023

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