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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ram Purakayastha, Debjani
• Vishnubhatla, Sreenivas
• Rai, Sanjay Kumar
• Broor, Sobha
• Krishnan, Anand

Titel

Estimation of Burden of Influenza among under-Five Children in India: A Meta-Analysis

Ist Teil von

• Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980), 2018-10, Vol.64 (5), p.441-453

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We estimated the burden of influenza-related acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) among under-fives in India through meta-analysis. We estimated pooled incidence and proportional positivity of laboratory-diagnosed influenza among under-fives using data from observational studies published from 1 January 1961 to 31 December 2016. Death due to influenza was estimated using a multiplier model. Influenza-associated ARI incidence was estimated as 132 per 1000 child-years (115-149). The patients positive for influenza among ARI in outpatients and inpatients were estimated to be 11.2% (8.8-13.6) and 7.1% (5.5-8.8), respectively. We estimated total influenza cases during 2016 as 16 009 207 (13 942 916-18 082 769) in India. Influenza accounted for 10 913 476 (9 504 666-12 362 310) outpatient visits and 109 431 (83 882-134 980) hospitalizations. A total of 27 825 (21 382-34 408) influenza-associated under-five deaths were estimated in India in 2016. Influenza imposes a substantial burden among under-fives in India. Public health approach for its prevention and control needs to be explored.