Examining the impact of implementing routine rotavirus vaccination on the number of paediatric admissions due to diarrhoea and dehydration in Kenyan hospitals: A study using interrupted time series analysis. [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Background Dehydration secondary to diarrhoea is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in children aged less than five years. Most diarrhoea cases in childhood are caused by rotavirus, and routine introduction of rotavirus vaccine is expected to reduce the incidence and severity of dehydrat...
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| Main Authors: | Samuel Akech, Lucas Malla, Daisy Chelangat, Reuben C. Langat |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wellcome
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Wellcome Open Research |
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| Online Access: | https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/7-2/v2 |
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