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Table 3 Reduction of community-acquired and nosocomial RV-GE in age groups

From: The impact of Rotavirus mass vaccination on hospitalization rates, nosocomial Rotavirus gastroenteritis and secondary blood stream infections

Age

Pre-vaccination period (2002–2005)

Intermediate period (2006–2007)

Funded vaccination period (2008–2009)

Reductiona

 

Total numbers (% of total numbers)

Numbers per year (mean; 95% CI)

Total numbers (% of total numbers)

% of pre-vaccination

Total numbers (% of total numbers)

Numbers per year (mean; 95% CI)

Decreased by (%)

 

CA

NO

CA

NO

CA

NO

CA

NO

CA

NO

CA

NO

CA

NO

0–11 mos

303 (32.9)

57 (53.8)

75.8 (67.7–83.8)

14.3 (12.2–16.3)

94 (27.9)

19 (59.4)

47.0 (37.3–56.7)

9.5 (7.4–11.6)

21 (16.3)

1(25.0)

10.5 (1.5–19.5)

0.5 (-0.2–1.2)

86.1

96.5

12–23 mos

279 (30.4)

21 (19.8)

69.8 (57.8–81.8)

5.3 (4.3–6.3)

113 (33.5)

9 (28.1)

58.0 (56.6–59.4)

4.5 (2.4–6.6)

53 (41.1)

2 (50.0)

26.5 (6.4–46.6)

1.0 (0–1)

62.0

81.1

2–5 yrs

234 (25.4)

20 (18.9)

58.5 (46.3–70.8)

5.0 (3.8–6.2)

106 (31.5)

4 (12.5)

53.0 (51.6–54.4)

2.0 (-0.8–4.8)

46 (35.7)

1 (25.0)

23.5 (11.7–35.3)

0.5 (-0.2–1.0)

59.8

90.0

6–10 yrs

71 (7.7)

5 (4.7)

17.8 (13.9–21.6)

1.3 (0.6–2.0)

19 (5.6)

0

9.5 (1.9–17.1)

0

6 (4.6)

0

3.0 (1.6–4.4)

0

83.1

100

11–18 yrs

33 (3.6)

3 (2.8)

8.3 (3.6–12.9)

0.8 (0.5–1.1)

5 (1.5)

0

2.5 (1.8–3.2)

0

3 (2.3)

0

1.5 (0.8–2.2)

0

81.9

100

All

920 (100)

106 (100)

229.5 (196.7–262.3)

26.5 (24.1–29.0)

337 (100)

32 (100)

170.0 (160.7–178.6)

16.0 (13.2–18.8)

129 (100)

4 (100)

64.5 (20.8–108.2)

2.0 (0–2.0)

71.9

92.5

  1. Abbreviations: mos months, yrs years, CA community-acquired, NO nosocomial, CI confidence interval.
  2. aReduction is calculated between mean numbers per year of the pre-vaccination period and the funded vaccination period (decrease in percentage).