Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

	Median (interquartile range)
Age (years)	10 (6.8–13)
Number of people in household	6 (5–8)
	Number of subjects (n = 100)
Gender
Female	52
Male	48
Housing
Permanent	48
Semi-permanent	52
Symptoms at presentation
Fever and joint pain	85
Suspicion of RF	15
Diagnosis of RF by Jones criteria	30

RF = rheumatic fever.