Abraham Zephania Saitabau, Kahinga Aveline Aloyce
Department of Surgery University of Dodoma, School of Medicine and Dentistry Dodoma Tanzania.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Apr 22;7(3):785-789. doi: 10.1002/lio2.799. eCollection 2022 Jun.
The study aimed to determine the utility of reflux finding score (RFS) and reflux symptom index (RSI) in the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
A prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. Relationship between independent and dependent variables was established using chi-square test, a variable with -value of equal or less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
In this study, a total of 2500 patients were recruited, out of which 800 (32.0%) were males and 1700 (68.0%) were female. Out of the 2500, 1520 (60.8%) patients were found to have a RSI of >13. Out of the 1520 patients subjected to 70-degree laryngoscopy, 1425 patients (95.0%) were found to have a RFS > 7. Of the 1425 patients with RFS > 7, 260 were males (18.2%) and 1165 were females (81.8%).
RFS and RSI have demonstrated their role in establishing the diagnosis of LPRD.
本研究旨在确定反流发现评分（RFS）和反流症状指数（RSI）在坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆诊断喉咽反流病（LPRD）中的效用。
在坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆的一家私立医院进行了一项基于医院的前瞻性横断面研究。使用社会科学统计软件包第21版进行数据分析。使用卡方检验确定自变量和因变量之间的关系，P值等于或小于0.05的变量被认为具有统计学意义。
本研究共招募了2500名患者，其中800名（32.0%）为男性，1700名（68.0%）为女性。在这2500名患者中，发现1520名（60.8%）患者的RSI>13。在接受70度喉镜检查的1520名患者中，发现1425名患者（95.0%）的RFS>7。在1425名RFS>7的患者中，260名是男性（18.2%），1165名是女性（81.8%）。
RFS和RSI在LPRD的诊断中发挥了作用。
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