prevalence of rotavirus infection in children under five years, referring to indira gandhi children's health hospital, kabul, afghanistan

Background: about 5% of children's deaths in afghanistan are related to severe rotavirus infections. the aim of this research is to investigate the status of rotavirus gastroenteritis among afghan children referred to indira gandhi children's health hospital from may 2018 to may 2019.methods: a cross-sectional study has conducted at indira gandhi children's health hospital. 422 stool samples were examined for rotavirus and questionnaires were filledresults: out of 422 children (244 (57.8%) male and 178 (42.2%) female) examined, 215 children (131 (60.9%) male and 84 (39.1%) female) were positive for rotavirus infection. significant differences were observed between positive and negative rotavirus cases from the point of view of diarrhea duration time, frequency of diarrhea/24hours and frequency of vomiting/24 hours.conclusion: still more than 50% of diarrhea cases in children are related to rotavirus. the findings of this research emphasize the fact that the ministry of health of afghanistan should seriously follow control and preventive strategies, especially in warm seasons.