Characteristics of inpatient and outpatient respiratory syncytial virus mortality in Gavi-eligible countries.

ABSTRACT: The current understanding of the RSV-related mortality age distribution in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) relies on a limited number of disease incidence studies reporting wide age bands, and lacking specificity to Gavi-eligible countries. Understanding the age distribution of RSV-related deaths is crucial for the implementation of RSV interventions in LMICs that rely on support from Gavi. This study aims to provide the age profile of RSV mortality specifically in Gavi-eligible countries. Utilizing data from the RSV GOLD project, an ongoing global online mortality registry focusing on children under the age of 5 with laboratory-confirmed RSV infection, we employed two models (Complete Data Model and Prospective Data Model) to estimate the age profiles. To mitigate biases re

SUBMITTER: Willemsen JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11417520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature