Table 1.
Demographics and surgical characteristics for patients in the Rwandan Rheumatic Heart Disease National Surgery Registry.
| Variable | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Province | ||
| Eastern | 56 | 29.3 |
| Kigali City | 36 | 18.8 |
| Northern | 41 | 21.5 |
| Southern | 34 | 17.8 |
| Western | 24 | 12.6 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 107 | 56 |
| Male | 84 | 44 |
| Age category at surgery | ||
| Adult (>15 years) | 110 | 57.6 |
| Children (0–15years) | 81 | 42.4 |
| Ubudehe Category | ||
| Category 1 (poorest) | 27 | 14.1 |
| Category 2 | 73 | 38.2 |
| Category 3 | 88 | 46.1 |
| Category 4 (wealthiest) | 3 | 1.6 |
| Current Occupation | ||
| Employed | 57 | 29.8 |
| In school+ | 73 | 38.2 |
| Other | 11 | 5.8 |
| School age but not at school | 13 | 6.8 |
| Unemployed | 37 | 19.4 |
| Pre-operative NYHA | ||
| Class 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Class II | 72 | 37.7 |
| Class III | 89 | 46.6 |
| Class IV | 30 | 15.7 |
| Place of surgery* | ||
| Rwanda | 128 | 67.4 |
| India | 43 | 22.6 |
| Other | 19 | 10 |
| Type of surgery** | ||
| Bioprosthetic valve | 30 | 16.4 |
| Mechanical valve | 151 | 79.2 |
| Valve repair | 8 | 4.4 |
| Number of valves operated*** | ||
| One Valve | 127 | 68.3 |
| Two Valves | 53 | 28.5 |
| Three Valves | 6 | 3.2 |
* 1 patient was missing data, ** 2 patients missing data, *** 5 patients missing data, + refers to patients who reported attending primary, secondary of tertiary level education on full time basis.