Prevalence and impact of physical disability on Malaysian school-aged children: a population-based survey.

Purpose: To determine the magnitude and impact of physical disability on Malaysian school-aged children between 7 and less than 18 years old.

Method: Cross-sectional population-based household interview with two-stage stratified sampling design.

Setting: The Malaysian Third National Health of Morbidity Survey, 2006.

Estimates of the burden of rotavirus disease in Malaysia.

Background: Accurate national estimates of the disease burden associated with rotavirus diarrhea are essential when considering implementation of a rotavirus vaccination program. We sought to estimate rotavirus disease-associated morbidity and mortality in Malaysia, using available sources of information.

Methods: We analyzed national data from the Ministry of Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) to derive rates of hospitalization, clinic visits, and deaths related to acute gastroenteritis (AG) among children <5 years of age.