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Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda.

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Mukara, KB; Lilford, RJ; Tucci, DL; Waiswa, P
Published in: Int J Pediatr
2017

Middle ear infections are common in children, and delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in complications such as delays in speech and language development and deafness. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and care seeking behaviour for middle ear infections in children under five years in Kigali city. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 810 children aged 6-59 months in Gasabo district of Kigali city, Rwanda. The prevalence of middle ear infections was 5.8%, of whom 4% had chronic suppurative otitis media. A child was less likely to develop middle ear infections if they lived in an urban setting (OR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.285-0.958) but more likely to develop middle ear infections if exposed to household smoke (OR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.18-5.46). Parents were unlikely to know that their child had an ear infection (OR: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.06-0.34). Middle ear infection remains a public health problem in Rwanda but many parents were not aware of its presence in the affected children. There is a need to raise awareness of parents about ear infection and to promote early care seeking from qualified health workers.

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Int J Pediatr

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1687-9740

Publication Date

2017

Volume

2017

Start / End Page

4280583

Location

Egypt

Related Subject Headings

  • 3213 Paediatrics
 

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Mukara, K. B., Lilford, R. J., Tucci, D. L., & Waiswa, P. (2017). Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda. Int J Pediatr, 2017, 4280583. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4280583
Mukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza, Richard J. Lilford, Debara Lyn Tucci, and Peter Waiswa. “Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda.Int J Pediatr 2017 (2017): 4280583. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4280583.
Mukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza, et al. “Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda.Int J Pediatr, vol. 2017, 2017, p. 4280583. Pubmed, doi:10.1155/2017/4280583.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int J Pediatr

DOI

ISSN

1687-9740

Publication Date

2017

Volume

2017

Start / End Page

4280583

Location

Egypt

Related Subject Headings

  • 3213 Paediatrics