Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence

H Vlajinac; B Adanja; J Marinković; M Jarebinski

doi:10.1007/BF00218687

Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence

Eur J Epidemiol. 1991 Nov;7(6):702-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00218687.

Authors

H Vlajinac¹, B Adanja, J Marinković, M Jarebinski

Affiliation

¹ Istitute of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Belgrade University, Beograd, Yugoslavia.

PMID: 1783067
DOI: 10.1007/BF00218687

Abstract

Conditional logistic regression analysis of case-control study data showed that the following factors were significantly related to rheumatic fever occurrence: home dampness, change of place of residence during the last 5 years, low education of mother, body weight below normal, frequent sore throat and positive family history of rheumatic fever.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Body Weight
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Educational Status
Female
Housing
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Regression Analysis
Rheumatic Fever / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Yugoslavia / epidemiology