Surveys to measure the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Pakistan
| Reference (year of study) | Site | Survey type | Population | Sample size | RHD prevalence (per 1000 population) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Sex | |||||
| WHO, World Health Organization. | ||||||
| Hashmi4 (1963–64) | Sindh (urban and rural) | Community | 20–80 | Male | 2146 | 6 |
| Syed et al5 (1967–8) | Karachi (urban) | Community | 30–60 | Both | 1785 | 5.9 |
| Punjab (rural) | 2412 | 6.7 | ||||
| Abbasi et al6 (1968) | Karachi (urban) | School | 8–14 | Both | 4003 | 1.8 |
| Ilyas et al7 (1979) | Peshawar (urban) | School | 5–15 | Both | 17662 | 7 |
| Chitral (rural) | 2678 | 11 | ||||
| Malik et al8 (1981) | Islamabad (urban) | School | 5–15 | Both | 15100 | 1.5 |
| WHO global programme for the prevention of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease9 (1988) | Islamabad | School | 5–15 | Both | 15831 | 0.6 |
| Rawalpindi | 945 | 7 | ||||
| Peshawar | 6–18 | 2243 | 1.7 | |||
| Quetta | 2000 | 1 | ||||
| Hyderabad | 2000 | 0.5 | ||||