Title |
Use of formative research in developing a knowledge translation approach to rotavirus vaccine introduction in developing countries
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2007
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-7-281 |
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Authors |
Evan Simpson, Scott Wittet, Josefina Bonilla, Kateryna Gamazina, Laura Cooley, Jennifer L Winkler |
Abstract |
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is the leading cause of diarrheal disease mortality among children under five, resulting in 450,000 to 700,000 deaths each year, and another 2 million hospitalizations, mostly in the developing world. Nearly every child in the world is infected with rotavirus at least once before they are five years old. Vaccines to prevent rotavirus or minimize its severity are now becoming available, and have already been introduced into the public vaccine programs of several Latin American countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has made rotavirus vaccine introduction in developing countries a high priority. The WHOs Guidelines for Vaccine Introduction indicates that a key determinant to achieving vaccine introduction is the public health priority of the disease, suggesting that where the disease is not a priority uptake of the vaccine is unlikely. WHO recommends conducting a qualitative analysis of opinions held by the public health community to determine the perceptions of the disease and the priority given to the vaccine. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 3 | 2% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
Kenya | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 153 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 29 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 18% |
Student > Master | 24 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 10% |
Other | 9 | 6% |
Other | 21 | 13% |
Unknown | 32 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 26% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 15 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 4% |
Other | 30 | 19% |
Unknown | 39 | 25% |