| Title | [Analysis of the mortality due to diarrhea in younger children, before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine]. | ||
| Author | Esparza-Aguilar, Marcelino; Bautista-Marquez, Aurora; Gonzalez-Andrade, Maria del Carmen; Richardson-Lopez-Collada, Vesta Louise | ||
| Journal | Salud Publica Mex | Publication Year/Month | 2009-Jul-Aug |
| PMID | 19668922 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation | 1.Centro Nacional para la Salud de la Infancia y la Adolescencia, Secretaria de Salud, 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.