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Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors among Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients in Uganda

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Title
Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors among Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients in Uganda
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PLOS ONE, August 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0043917
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Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K. Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen

Abstract

Although low socioeconomic status, and environmental factors are known risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in other societies, risk factors for rheumatic heart disease remain less well described in Uganda.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 126 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 20%
Student > Bachelor 17 13%
Student > Postgraduate 14 11%
Other 11 9%
Researcher 11 9%
Other 20 16%
Unknown 29 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 63 49%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 6%
Social Sciences 6 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 2%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 2%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 32 25%