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Rota virus diarrhea in children under five admitted to Basrah General Hospital
Other Title(s)
إسهال الفيروس العجلي بين الأطفال دون سن الخامسة الراقدين في مستشفى البصرة العام
Joint Authors
Hasan, Hayfa Abd Ali
Abd al-Qadir, Rasha Ahmad
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 34, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.107-114, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background : This study is a retrospective record-based study involving all children aged less than five years admitted to Basrah General Hospital with acute gastroenteritis during study period 2008-2013.
Objectives : To measure the prevalence of rotavirus infection and to relate the infection to selected epidemiological variables.
Methods : All children less than five years old admitted to pediatric ward in Basrah General Hospital with acute gastroenteritis over the period 2008- 2013 were included.
They were 942 in number.
The data were collected through special form (diarrhea case report form).
It included two parts, the first part about patient’s information and clinical information while the second one was about the laboratory information.
Results : The overall prevalence of rotavirus infection among the study children was 43.7%.
The highest prevalence rate was in 2009 (53.0%) and the lowest rate was in 2010 (33.6%).
The infection increased in the colder months of the year.
The infection was more among age group 6-12 months (58.7%) affecting males and females in similar degree and no statistical significance could be found.
All the positive rotavirus cases complained from diarrhea (100%), vomiting (74.5%) and fever (70.1%).
Conclusions: Rotavirus a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under five years old.
The prevalence was higher in infant between 6-11 months.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Hayfa Abd Ali& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha Ahmad. 2016. Rota virus diarrhea in children under five admitted to Basrah General Hospital. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 34, no. 2, pp.107-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-747664
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Hayfa Abd Ali& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha Ahmad. Rota virus diarrhea in children under five admitted to Basrah General Hospital. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 34, no. 2 (2016), pp.107-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-747664
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Hayfa Abd Ali& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha Ahmad. Rota virus diarrhea in children under five admitted to Basrah General Hospital. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2016. Vol. 34, no. 2, pp.107-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-747664
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 113-114
Record ID
BIM-747664