66,123
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2022
Primary Completion Date
March 30, 2024
Study Completion Date
March 30, 2024
Healthcare provider education
Mix of training and educational activities within the district continuing medical education system targeting community health workers and frontline providers focused on the importance of sore throat and it's link to RHD, clinical guidelines to differentiate patients at high or low risk for GAS pharyngitis and guideline based care for treating GAS pharyngitis
Community Awareness campaign
A district wide public health campaign to increase community awareness of sore throat, including school based education, VHT community sensitization, education of parents and patients, radio messaging, posters, signs and billboards.
Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala
Collaborators (1)
Uganda Heart Institute
OTHER
Children's National Research Institute
OTHER
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
OTHER