Key result
Echocardiographic screening in New Caledonia revealed a rheumatic heart disease prevalence of 8.9 per 1000 (95% CI 7.3-10.6), with higher rates in Melanesian children (13.5 per 1000).
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease detected by echocardiography in schoolchildren in New Caledonia?
Population
12,728 school-aged children in their fourth year of primary school in New Caledonia, mean age 9.6 ± 0.6…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform targeted screening in Pacific populations; leaves open progression, outcomes, and intervention effects in Melanesian children.
Cross-Sectional (n=12,728)
Yes
What is the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease detected by echocardiography in schoolchildren in New Caledonia?
Echocardiographic screening reveals a high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (8.9 per 1000) among schoolchildren in New Caledonia, particularly in Melanesian children and those outside Greater Noumea.
Baroux et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Rheumatic heart disease (n=12,728). Echocardiographic screening was evaluated on Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (95% CI 7.3-10.6). Echocardiographic screening in New Caledonia revealed a rheumatic heart disease prevalence of 8.9 per 1000 (95% CI 7.3-10.6), with higher rates in Melanesian children (13.5 per 1000).
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