Bwogi, JosephineMalamba, SamuelKigozi, BrianNamuwulya, ProssyTushabe, PhionahKiguli, SarahKaruhize Byarugaba, DenisDesselberger, UlrichIturriza-Gomara, MirenKaramagi, Charles2022-01-202022-01-202016Bwogi, J., Malamba, S., Kigozi, B., Namuwulya, P., Tushabe, P., Kiguli, S., ... & Karamagi, C. (2016). The epidemiology of rotavirus disease in under-five-year-old children hospitalized with acute diarrhea in central Uganda, 2012-2013. Archives of virology, 161(4), 999-1003. DOI 10.1007/s00705-015-2742-210.1007/s00705-015-2742-2https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1349A cross-sectional study was undertaken during 2012-2013 to determine the prevalence, strains and factors associated with rotavirus infection among under-5-year-old children hospitalized with acute diarrhea in Uganda. Rotaviruses were detected in 37 % (263/712) of the children. The most prevalent strains were G9P[8] (27 %, 55/204) and G12P[4] (18.6 %, 38/204). Mixed infections were detected in 22.5 % (46/204) of the children. The study suggests that consumption of raw vegetables (OR = 1.45, 95 % CI = 1.03-2.03) and family ownership of dogs (OR = 1.9, 95 % CI = 1.04-3.75) increases the risk of rotavirus infection. The study findings will be used to assess the impact of RV vaccination in Uganda.enRotavirusGenotypingMixed infectionsReassortmentFood hygieneZoonotic transmissionArticle