Estimates of the national burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Kenyan children aged under 5 years, 2010-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is among the leading childhood causes of viral pneumonia worldwide. Establishing RSV-associated morbidity and mortality is important in informing the development, delivery strategies, and evaluation of interventions.

Methods

Using data collected during 2010-2018 from base regions (population-based surveillance studies in western Kenya and the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance Study), we estimated age-specific rates of acute respiratory illness (ARI), severe acute respiratory illness (SARI-defined as hospitalization with cough or difficulty breathing with onset within the past 10 days), and SARI-associated deaths. We extrapolated the rates from the base regions to other regions of Kenya, while adjusting for risk factors of

SUBMITTER: Nyawanda BO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature