Secondary Prophylaxis Among First Nations People With Acute Rheumatic Fever in Australia: An Integrative Review

• Published in: Journal of Transcultural Nursing
• Main Authors: Govender, Kerissa, Müller, Amanda
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2023
• Subjects: Review of Literature; Briggs; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10637076/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37572036; https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231191248

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among Australia’s First Nations populations are some of the highest in the world, accounting for 95% of the 2,244 ARF notifications between 2015 and 2019 in Australia. A key issue in treating ARF is long-te...