This study aims to monitor the incidence rates and duration of hospitalisations for rotavirus gastroenteritis (RV GE) and all cause GE, compared to bronchiolitis from 1998 to 2009, in children \< 5 years of age after the introduction of Rotarix in 2006 by year, both inside and outside rotavirus season in Australia. It further aims to compare the two dose regimen of Rotarix with the three dose regimen of RotaTeq from 2007 to 2009.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1
Existing computerised administrative databases from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) will be reviewed to retrieve data on all-cause gastroenteritis/ rotavirus enteritis and bronchiolitis hospitalisations of children \<5 years in all the states using Rotarix from 1998 to 2009. Data from Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) post introduction of rotavirus vaccines in the National Immunisation Program (2007 to 2009) will also be used.
Occurrence of all cause gastroenteritis (GE) in children < 5 years by age group, state and year
Time frame: Each year: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Occurrence of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RV GE) in children < 5 years by age group, state and year
Time frame: Each year: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Occurrence of bronchiolitis in children < 5 years by age group, state and year
Time frame: Each year: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Mean age of full immunisation of Rotarix and RotaTeq in New South Wales and Queensland
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of full immunisation of Rotarix and RotaTeq in New South Wales and Queensland according to age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of full immunisation of Rotarix and RotaTeq in New South Wales and Queensland outside of age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of children immunised with the last dose of Rotarix according to age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of children immunised with the last dose of Rotarix outside of age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of children immunised with the last dose of RotaTeq according to age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
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Time frame: From 2007 to 2009
Percentage of children immunised with the last dose of RotaTeq outside of age-specific recommendations for rotavirus (RV) immunisation in Australia
Time frame: From 2007 to 2009