Analysis of the mortality due to diarrhea in younger children, before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine

作者：Esparza Aguilar Marcelino; Bautista Marquez Aurora; del Carmen Gonzalez Andrade Maria; Louise Richardson Lopez Collada Vesta

来源：Salud Publica de Mexico, 2009, 51(4): 285-290.

• rotavirus vaccines
• rotavirus infections
• gastroenteritis
• mortality
• Mexico

Objective. To analyze the mortality due to acute diarrhea in children younger than five years old, before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Mexico. Material and Methods. Number of deaths and mortality rates due to acute diarrhea were compared by children's age and states' vaccine status using annual percentage differences before (2000-2005) and after (2006-2007) the introduction of the HRV Results. From 2000-2007, deaths due to acute diarrhea in children under five years of age dropped 42%. In those states that received the HRV early in 2006, diarrhea mortality decreased between 2006-2007 15.8% in children younger than one year old and 22.7% in children 1-4 years old. Discussion. The observed reduction in mortality due to acute diarrhea in children under five years of age after 2005 can be, in part, attributed to the HRV.

• 出版日期2009-8