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Table 3 Detection rates of rotavirus A in children with diarrheal disease by age group and Rotarix vaccination status in Brazil, 2006–2017, through laboratory-based surveillance

From: The evolving epidemiology of rotavirus A infection in Brazil a decade after the introduction of universal vaccination with Rotarix®

 

RVAa positivity rate

Odds ratio

95% CIb

p-value

Age group / Vaccination status

4–11 months

 Not vaccinated

58/237 (24.5%)

1

  

 One dose

63/323 (19.5%)

0.74

0.50–1.12

0.176

 Two doses

125/1052 (11.9%)

0.41

0.29–0.59

< 0.001

12–24 months

 Not vaccinated

77/260 (29.6%)

1

  

 One dose

34/156 (21.8%)

0.66

0.41–1.05

0.086

 Two doses

253/1395 (18.1%)

0.52

0.39–0.71

< 0.001

25–48 months

 Not vaccinated

87/253 (34.4%)

1

  

 One dose

26/65 (40%)

1.27

0.72–2.22

0.399

 Two doses

169/643 (26.3%)

0.68

0.49–0.93

0.017

  1. aRotavirus A; bConfidence interval