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Rising Ethnic Inequalities in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, New Zealand, 2000–2018
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Jan 2021
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):36-46
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We describe trends in acute rheumatic fever (ARF), rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and RHD deaths among population groups in New Zealand. We analyzed initial primary ARF and RHD hospitalizations during 2000-2018 and RHD mortality rates during 2000-2016. We found elevated rates of initial ARF hospitalizations for persons of Māori (adjusted rate ratio [aRR] 11.8, 95% CI 10.0-14.0) and Pacific Islander (aRR 23.6, 95% CI 19.9-27.9) ethnicity compared with persons of European/other ethnicity. We also noted higher rates of initial RHD hospitalization for Māori (aRR 3.2, 95% CI 2.9-3.5) and Pacific Islander (aRR 4.6, 95% CI 4.2-5.1) groups and RHD deaths among these groups (Māori aRR 12.3, 95% CI 10.3-14.6, and Pacific Islanders aRR 11.2, 95% CI 9.1-13.8). Rates also were higher in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. To curb high rates of ARF and RHD, New Zealand must address increasing social and ethnic inequalities.
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Pubmed ID:33350929
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7774562
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