Exploring paediatric rheumatology care: a ten-year retrospective analysis of the patient population in Ghana
Authors' conclusion
There were significant delays in diagnosis and diagnostic accuracy for patients with paediatric rheumatic disease (PRD).
Study context
- Population
- All paediatric cases presenting to the rheumatology clinic of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, January 2011 to December 202173% female
- Participants
- 121 cases
- Outcome
- Paediatric rheumatic disease cases and point prevalence, KBTH rheumatology clinic
- Follow-up
- As of 2021
Methodological detailsrecord-based, single-centre
- Record-based
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
as of 2021
Cases identified
121
Point prevalence
0.0011%
Mean duration of symptoms before referral to a rheumatologist (months)
18
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Treatment
- Treated with steroids (oral or IV)
- 86.8%
- MTX, the most commonly prescribed immunosuppressive
- 33.9%
Caregiver experience
- Primary caregivers with positive experiences of care at the adult rheumatology clinic
- 95.7%
Mortality
- Mortality, majority systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases
- 8.3%
Original publication
Exploring paediatric rheumatology care: a ten-year retrospective analysis of the patient population in Ghana. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 21 March 2024. doi:10.
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