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A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia

Introduction: Since pharyngitis in adults is one of the most common infectious diseases seen in general practitioner consultations in Malaysia, data on pharyngitis among adults concerning to its prevalence, socio-demographic, risk factors and clinical manifestations is very much lacking. This study...

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Main Authors: Muthanna, Abdul Rahman, Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Mawardi, Maliza, Salim, Hani Syahida, Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95976/
https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_17_2021/mjmhs_vol17_supp_4_june_2021-62002
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spelling my.upm.eprints.959762023-03-16T07:35:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95976/ A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia Muthanna, Abdul Rahman Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Awang Hamat, Rukman Mawardi, Maliza Salim, Hani Syahida Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha Introduction: Since pharyngitis in adults is one of the most common infectious diseases seen in general practitioner consultations in Malaysia, data on pharyngitis among adults concerning to its prevalence, socio-demographic, risk factors and clinical manifestations is very much lacking. This study aims to determine the prevalence of pharyngitis among adults in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia from 2016 to 2017 and its associated demographic and risk factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 215 adult patients with a sore throat as the main symptom and who did not receive any antibiotic treatment within two weeks at three Malaysian primary care clinics. The researchers assessed the participants’ clinical manifestations and collected throat swabs for culture to determine the presence of group A streptococcus (GAS). Data on demographic characteristics, clinical manifestation and throat swab culture results were analyzed using chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Pharyngitis was diagnosed in 130/215 (65%) adults with a sore throat. Only six isolates (2.8%) were identified as GAS. The overall mean age ± S.D was 36.43 ± 15.7. The majority of the participants were in the age group of 18-28 years. There were 42.3% males and 57.7% females; most participants were Malay 62.8%, followed by 30.2% Indian, 5.1% Chinese, and 1.9% other ethnicities. The most common symptom among the participants was cough 196 (91.2%), followed by rhinorrhea 161 (74.8%), tonsillar swelling or exudates 68 (31.6%), inflamed or reddish of pharynx 62 (28.8%), swollen anterior cervical lymph nodes 50 (23.3%), and fever ≥37.5°C 28 (13.0%). Conclusion: Besides, there was no significant association between pharyngitis and the demographic variables; the current findings emphasized that inflamed or reddish pharynx, tonsillar swelling or exudates were among the factors associated with pharyngitis. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed Muthanna, Abdul Rahman and Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana and Abdul Rashid, Aneesa and Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina and Awang Hamat, Rukman and Mawardi, Maliza and Salim, Hani Syahida and Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha (2021) A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (4). 210 - 217. ISSN 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_17_2021/mjmhs_vol17_supp_4_june_2021-62002
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description Introduction: Since pharyngitis in adults is one of the most common infectious diseases seen in general practitioner consultations in Malaysia, data on pharyngitis among adults concerning to its prevalence, socio-demographic, risk factors and clinical manifestations is very much lacking. This study aims to determine the prevalence of pharyngitis among adults in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia from 2016 to 2017 and its associated demographic and risk factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 215 adult patients with a sore throat as the main symptom and who did not receive any antibiotic treatment within two weeks at three Malaysian primary care clinics. The researchers assessed the participants’ clinical manifestations and collected throat swabs for culture to determine the presence of group A streptococcus (GAS). Data on demographic characteristics, clinical manifestation and throat swab culture results were analyzed using chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Pharyngitis was diagnosed in 130/215 (65%) adults with a sore throat. Only six isolates (2.8%) were identified as GAS. The overall mean age ± S.D was 36.43 ± 15.7. The majority of the participants were in the age group of 18-28 years. There were 42.3% males and 57.7% females; most participants were Malay 62.8%, followed by 30.2% Indian, 5.1% Chinese, and 1.9% other ethnicities. The most common symptom among the participants was cough 196 (91.2%), followed by rhinorrhea 161 (74.8%), tonsillar swelling or exudates 68 (31.6%), inflamed or reddish of pharynx 62 (28.8%), swollen anterior cervical lymph nodes 50 (23.3%), and fever ≥37.5°C 28 (13.0%). Conclusion: Besides, there was no significant association between pharyngitis and the demographic variables; the current findings emphasized that inflamed or reddish pharynx, tonsillar swelling or exudates were among the factors associated with pharyngitis.
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author Muthanna, Abdul Rahman
Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana
Abdul Rashid, Aneesa
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Awang Hamat, Rukman
Mawardi, Maliza
Salim, Hani Syahida
Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha
spellingShingle Muthanna, Abdul Rahman
Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana
Abdul Rashid, Aneesa
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Awang Hamat, Rukman
Mawardi, Maliza
Salim, Hani Syahida
Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha
A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
author_facet Muthanna, Abdul Rahman
Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana
Abdul Rashid, Aneesa
Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
Awang Hamat, Rukman
Mawardi, Maliza
Salim, Hani Syahida
Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha
author_sort Muthanna, Abdul Rahman
title A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort prevalence study of pharyngitis and its associated factors among adults with a sore throat in three primary clinics in selangor, malaysia
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95976/
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