ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014
Factors associated with diarrhoea in young children and incidence of symptomatic rotavirus infection in rural West Bengal, India.
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- The Association Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Diarrhoea Morbidity in Infants Aged 0-6 Months: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Breastfeeding and the Risk of Infant Illness in Asia: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Safety and immunogenicity of the Rotavac and Rotasiil rotavirus vaccines administered in an interchangeable dosing schedule among healthy Indian infants: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 4, non-inferiority trial.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2022Trial
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- Exclusive Breastfeeding and Childhood Morbidity: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Impact of exclusive breast feeding until six months of age on common illnesses: A prospective observational study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Regional Analysis of Associations between Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Diarrhoea in Indian Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Risk factors for childhood enteric infection in urban Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Prevalence of rotavirus, norovirus and enterovirus in diarrheal diseases in Himachal Pradesh, India.Virusdisease · 2016Article
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Abstract
Socio-behavioural factors and pathogens associated with childhood diarrhoea are of global public health concern. Our survey in 696 children aged ⩽2 years in rural West Bengal detected rotavirus as sole pathogen in 8% (17/199) of diarrhoeic stool specimens. Other organisms were detected along with rotavirus in 11% of faecal specimens. A third of the children with rotavirus diarrhoea, according to Vesikari score, had severe illness. The top four rotavirus genotypes were G9P[4] (28%), G1P[8] (19%), G2P[4] (14%) and G8P[4] (8%). In the multivariate model, the practice of 'drawing drinking water by dipping a pot in the storage vessel' [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2·21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1·03-4·74, P = 0·041], and 'children aged ⩽6 months with non-exclusive breastfeeding' (aOR 2·07, 95% CI 1·1-3·82, P = 0·024) had twice the odds of having diarrhoea. Incidence of rotavirus diarrhoea was 24/100 child-years in children aged >6-18 months, 19/100 child-years in children aged >18-24 months and 5/100 child-years in those aged ⩽6 months. Results have translational implications for future interventions including vaccine development.
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