Eun Kyo Ha, Ju Hee Kim, Bo Eun Han, Jeewon Shin, Eun Lee, Seonkyeong Rhie, Won Seok Lee, Soonchul Lee, Man Yong Han
Rotavirus is linked to severe childhood gastroenteritis and neurological complications, but its impact on neurodevelopment remains uncertain. We examined data from 1,420,941 Korean children born between 2009 and 2011, using the Korean National Health Insurance System. At age 6, we assessed neurodevelopmental outcomes using the validated Korean Developmental Test, covering six major domains. Utilizing propensity score-based Inverse Probability Weighting to ensure covariates including considering covariates including sex, birth weight, changes in body weight from birth to 4-6 months of age, head circumference at 4-6 months of age, residence at birth, economic status, infant feeding types, and birth year...
April 29, 2024: Journal of Infectious Diseases