PREVALENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN OF POKHARA VALLEY, NEPAL

Authors

  • Lochana Shrestha Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • J B Khattri Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • K N Brahmadathan Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
  • J S Nagra Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.737

Abstract

Group A Beta Haemolytic Streptococcal (GABHS) infections and their sequelae
Rheumatic fever (RF) and Glomerulonephritis (GN) have a world wide distribution
and pose an important health problem. Present study intended to find out the prevalence
ofGABHS pharyngitis among school children in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal. It was a
cross sectional, observational study. During 7 months period total 750 children were
examined from six government primary schools. 25.3% were found to have symptoms
of clinical pharyngitis and the prevalence of GABHS pharyngitis was 7.2% among
these school children. GABHS pharyngitis found more among male and in the age
group of 3-10 years. This study was undertaken to highlight the problems of GABHS
throat infections in Nepalese school children and also to stress on the urgent need for
control programme for streptococcal disease complex.

Key Words: Prevalence, Streptococcal pharyngitis, School children.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

Shrestha, L., Khattri, J. B., Brahmadathan, K. N., & Nagra, J. S. (2003). PREVALENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN OF POKHARA VALLEY, NEPAL. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 41(141), 253–57. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.737

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 141 (2002)

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Original Article

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