STUDY OF COUPLE'S AWARENESS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STREP THROAT AND RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE WESTERN AREA OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

Objectives: The aim of the study to assess the family habit and status related to the factors associated with the development of the rhemautic fever and be aware about it. Methods: The Type Of The Study Is Cross Sectional, It Will Include Collection Of Data From The Community's To Measure Their Awareness About Sore Throat And Its Relation To Rheumatic Fever. The Data Will Be Collected In The Western Area Of Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, By Distributing A Form To The Families Which Included Questions About The Awareness Based On The Literature Review. Results: This Study Was Applied On (407) Husbands And WivesFrom Different Cities In Western Area Of Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia. .Most Of Them Were Female 260 (63.9 %) And 147 (36.1) Were Male. Conclusion: We Conclude That The Parent Who Lived In The Eastern Region Of Saudi Arabia Need To Be More Educated Regarding The Sore Throat And Its Complication To Reduce The Incidence In The Future. This Could Be Done By Conducting Many Voluntarily Campaigns To The Family, Educative Accounts In The Social Media, Distribution Of Leaflet To The Parents.