Prevalence and genotypes of Rotavirus among children under 5 years presenting with diarrhoea in Moshi, Tanzania: a hospital based cross sectional study

Table 1 Social-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 277)

Characteristic	No	%
Age (months) (n = 270)*
< 12	155	57.4
13–24	75	27.8
> 24	40	14.8
Median (IQR)	11 (56)
Sex
Male	134	48.4
Female	143	51.6
Residence
Moshi urban	239	86.3
Moshi rural	22	7.9
Mwanga	5	1.8
Others	11	3.9
Water source
River	5	1.8
Tap	257	92.8
Well	15	5.4
Drink boiled water
Yes	84	30.3
No	193	69.7
Type of toilet used
Bush	2	0.7
Flush toilet	159	57.4
Pit latrine	116	41.9
Rotavirus vaccine completed
Yes	259	93.5
No**	18	6.5

We collected data from 277 children under 5 years of age presenting with diarrhoea
* Of these 3 did not specify a date of birth hence we had only 273 children in the age category
** 6 of the children had not been vaccinated as the vaccine was introduced after their time

ISSN: 1756-0500