Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

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Adherence of rheumatic heart disease patients to secondary prophylaxis and reasons for poor adherence at Jimma Medical Center

Wondu Reta, Kenzu Mohammed, Moyeta Bariso

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the major longterm sequel of acute rheumatic fever, which involves the cardiac valves leading to stenosis or regurgitation with resultant hemodynamic disturbance. The incidence of ARF and prevalence RHD in the sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia, are amongst the highest in the world Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among sampled 241 RHD patients having at least one year follow-up at cardiac clinic of JMC who appointed every month to receive injections of antibiotic prophylaxis.