Prevalence and risk factors associated with rotavirus diarrhoea in children less than five years in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 315637461 Prevalence rotavirus years , northwestern Article DOI : 10 . 4314 / bajopas . v9i2 . 3 CITATIONS 0 READS 8 4, including : Some : Detection Maryam Ahmadu 91 SEE All . The . All - text and , letting . ABSTRACT Rotavirus is the principal cause of severe diarrhoea , with approximately 95% of children experiencing rotavirus gastroenteritis by 5 years of age . Therefore , a study on the prevalence of rotavirus infection in children aged 0 Nigeria where there is little or no information . diarrhoeic and 78 non - diarrhoeic were collected from children aged 0 rotavirus antigen using ELISA . The so children were noted with the aid of a questionnaire . Rotavirus antigen was detected in 5 . 3% of the diarrhoiec specimens and none in the non were more vulnerable to rotavirus infection , months of age . There was a significant association between dehydration (P=0 . 02) , source of drinking water (P=0 . 03) and rotavirus infection .