Factors associated with rotavirus diarrhoea in children living in a socially diverse urban centre in Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 445-451

  Strina, Agostino ^a   Rodrigues, Laura C ^b   Cairncross, Sandy ^b   Ferrer, Suzana R ^a,c   Fialho, Alexandre Madi ^d   Leite, Jose Paulo G ^d   Ribeiro Jr , Hugo C ^a   Barreto, Mauricio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Children; Diarrhoea; Risk factors; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SANITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING;

BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 84862124228     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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