| Title |
Decline in severe diarrhea hospitalizations after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in Ghana: a prevalence study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-14-431 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christabel C Enweronu-Laryea, Isaac Boamah, Eric Sifah, Stanley K Diamenu, George Armah |
| Abstract |
Almost all diarrhea deaths in young children occur in developing countries. Immunization against rotavirus, the leading cause of childhood severe dehydrating acute diarrhea may reduce the burden of severe diarrhea in developing countries. Ghana introduced rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccination in the national expanded program on immunization in May 2012. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 14% |
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| Sweden | 2 | 10% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 5 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 57% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 19% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Guatemala | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 142 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 15% |
| Researcher | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 30 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 35 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,020,640
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#21,218
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#12
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