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- Title
Prevalence of Rotavirus Diarrhoea among Childrens in Akola.
- Authors
Khatib, Phareen K.; Khan, Zia H.
- Abstract
The present study was conducted to understand the current prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea in Akola District. Latex Agglutination test was used to detect rotavirus in the stools of 228 patients presenting with diarrhoea. Rotavirus was detected in 50.4% (115/228) samples with male predominance and winter peak positivity. The second half of infancy had the peak of rotavirus diarrhoea infection. The average age of rotavirus diarrhoea male and female cases taken together was 13.55 + 0.3266 months, the median age being 12 months. The minimum age of rotavirus infection was found to be 3.5 months and maximum age, 30 months. The standard deviation of rotavirus diarrhoea patient's age was 4.935 with coefficient of variation 36.42% and interquartile range of 4.187 months. The moderately high incidence of rotavirus diarrhoea in the present study confirms the immense importance of rotavirus diarrhoea with regard to public health.
- Subjects
AKOLA (India : District); ROTAVIRUSES; AGGLUTINATION; DIARRHEA; PUBLIC health
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Allied Sciences, 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
2277-3657
- Publication type
Article