Impact of vaccination uptake on hospitalizations due to rotavirus acute gastroenteritis in 2 different socioeconomic areas of Spain

• Published in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 1035 - 1039
• Main Authors: Giménez Sánchez, Francisco, Nogueira, Esperanza Jiménez, Sánchez Forte, Miguel, Ibáñez Alcalde, Mercedes, Cobo, Elvira, Angulo, Raquel, Garrido Fernández, Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 02.04.2016
• Subjects: Acute Disease - epidemiology; acute gastroenteritis; Child, Preschool; coverage; diarrhea; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Diarrhea - virology; Enterovirus Infections - prevention & control; Female; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - prevention & control; Gastroenteritis - virology; hospitalization; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Male; Regression Analysis; Research Paper; Retrospective Studies; rotavirus; Rotavirus - immunology; Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology; Rotavirus Infections - prevention & control; Rotavirus Infections - virology; Rotavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage; Rotavirus Vaccines - adverse effects; Socioeconomic Factors; Spain - epidemiology; uptake; Vaccination; vaccine; coverage; vaccine; hospitalization; uptake; rotavirus; acute gastroenteritis; diarrhea
• ISSN: 2164-5515; 2164-554X
• DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1118592

Rotavirus is the leading cause of hospitalization due to acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and toddlers. However, rotavirus vaccination has been associated with a decline in hospitalization rates due to rotavirus AGE. A descriptive retrospective study was conducted to analyze the impact of rotavirus vaccination on the rate of hospitalizations due to AGE among children ≤2 years old in 2 areas of the province of Almería, Spain. After eight years of rotavirus vaccination, rates of hospitalizations due to rotavirus AGE are diminished. This decline is closely related to vaccine coverage in the studied areas.