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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1984 30(5):269-271; doi:10.1093/tropej/30.5.269
© 1984 by Oxford University Press
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Human Rotavirus Infection in Malaysia. II. A Study on the Influence of Living Standard on the Prevalence of Rotavirus-Associated Gastroenteritis in Children Hospitalized with Diarrhoea

K. L. Yap, PhD, Faculty of Medicine*, Dahlan Sabil, Dip. Med. Tech* and Paranjothy A. Muthu, MBBS, MRCP, DCP, Faculty of Medicine**

*Departments of Microbiology, National University of Malaysia P.O. Box 12418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
**Paediatrics, National University of Malaysia P.O. Box 12418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The association between different living standards and the prevalence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children admitted to the gastroenteritis ward of the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital was studied. Rota-virus gastroenteritis was determined by the detection of rotavirus in the faeces of the patients using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results of this survey indicated higher prevalence of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in children from lower socio-economic classes. The prevalence of the disease is higher in large families. Hygienic home circumstances reduced the risk of rotavirus diarrhoea but the source of water supply used for drinking and washing and methods of human excreta disposal seem not to be important factors in influencing the prevalence of the disease.


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