Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Zambian Schoolchildren: an Echocardiographic Screening Study Involving Task-shifting to General Radiographers
Brief Summary: This study will determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Lusaka, Zambia through school-based screening methodology using ultraportable echocardiography and a recently validated, abridged screening protocol based on World Heart Federation criteria. Children that screen positive for RHD at schools will undergo confirmatory evaluation at University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka's main referral hospital.