Mismatches between health service delivery and community expectations in the provision of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic fever in New Zealand

• Main Authors: Anneka Anderson (Author), Briar Peat (Author), Janine Ryland (Author), Malakai Ofanoa (Author), Hannah Burgess (Author), Gemma Malungahu (Author), Julie Wade (Author), Julie Spray (Author), Alison Leversha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Rheumatic fever (RF) recurrence prevention requires secondary prophylaxis for at least ten years. However, recurrences of rheumatic fever (RRF) persist disproportionately affecting Māori and Pacific youth. Reasons for recurrence rates are not well understood and commonly attribu...