Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage and Associated Factors Among a Rural Population: Findings from a Primary Health-Care Project in Two Northwest Ethiopia Districts

Rotavirus vaccines reduced severe rotavirus disease by more than 60% during the first year of life. In Ethiopia, however, about 28% and 6% of diarrheal disease hospitalizations and deaths among under-five children are associated with rotavirus, respectively. Therefore, this study aimed to investigat...

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Published in:Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics medicine and therapeutics, 2020-01, Vol.11, p.429-435
Main Authors: Derso, Terefe, Kebede, Adane, Wolde, Haileab Fekadu, Atnafu, Asmamaw, Dellie, Endalkachew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
child immunization
Children & youth
coverage
Data collection
Diarrhea
Disease
ethiopia
Health services
Immunization
Infections
Low income groups
Mortality
Original Research
Population
Public health
Questionnaires
Rotavirus
rotavirus vaccine
Rural areas
Sample size
Sanitation
Sociodemographics
Supervisors
Vaccines
Variables
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Summary:Rotavirus vaccines reduced severe rotavirus disease by more than 60% during the first year of life. In Ethiopia, however, about 28% and 6% of diarrheal disease hospitalizations and deaths among under-five children are associated with rotavirus, respectively. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate rotavirus coverage and associated factors in a rural population of the northwest, Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2019, in Dabat and Gondar Zuria districts, northwest Ethiopia. Data from 603 mothers paired with children aged 12-36 months were collected through house-to-house visits. Variables having a p-value
ISSN:1179-9927
1179-9927
DOI:10.2147/PHMT.S276037