Otitis media in children: seasonal changes and socioeconomic level

Castagno, Lucio Almeida; Lavinsky, Luíz

doi:10.1016/s0165-5876(01)00607-3

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“…We consider that the • Received for publication 13 In a screening study comparing families with low and high socioeconomic status in Brazil, the incidence of OME was found to be higher among children of families with low socioeconomic status and resolution of the condition was observed to be poor. 24 In the present study, the educational level of the parents, the family's monthly income, the type of heating in the house, the number of siblings, the presence of a pet at home and the number of family members was not related to OME. This finding mat be related to the ease of access to health institutions and health examinations in Turkey, especially in Istanbul.…”

Section: G Aydemir Fe Ozkurt Otitis Media With Effusion In Primary Scontrasting

confidence: 49%

Otitis Media with Effusion in Primary Schools in Princes' Islands, Istanbul: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Aydemir

Ozkurt

2011

J Int Med Res

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The prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) and environmental risk factors were investigated in 423 children aged 7 -12 years at three primary schools in Princes' Islands, Istanbul, Turkey. An ear, nose and throat examination, including tympanometry, was performed in April (end of the school year) and the families completed a questionnaire about potential risk factors. Type B or C2 tympanograms were taken as indicating OME. The overall prevalence of OME was 16%. OME was significantly associated with numbers of episodes of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and acute otitis media (AOM) during the previous year, class size and snoring, but not with allergic symptoms, kindergarten years, breastfeeding duration, parental smoking, domestic animals at home, numbers of siblings and family members, type of home heating, parents' educational level or monthly income. Four or more URTIs and two or more AOM episodes in a year, snoring and class size larger than 20 were risk factors for OME.

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Section: G Aydemir Fe Ozkurt Otitis Media With Effusion In Primary Scontrasting

confidence: 49%

Otitis Media with Effusion in Primary Schools in Princes' Islands, Istanbul: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Aydemir

Ozkurt

2011

J Int Med Res

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“…The incidence of COME is greater during autumn and the winter months, and less in summer in both hemispheres, 40,41 parallel to the incidence of AOM 42,43 and UAI. 40,41 This evidence supports the assumption that UAI play an important role in the etiology of otitis media (level of evidence II).…”

Section: Upper Airway Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 89%

Fatores de risco para otite média aguda recorrente: onde podemos intervir? - uma revisão sistemática da literatura

Neto

Hemb²,

Silva³

2006

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: Review evidence about modifiable risk factors for recurrent acute otitis media.Source of data: MEDLINE with no language restriction, from January 1966 to July 2005, using descriptors acute otitis media/risk factors. Two hundred and fifty-seven articles were obtained. These included randomized clinical trials, cohorts, case-control and cross-sectional studies that contained analyses of modifiable risk factors for the development of recurrent acute otitis media as the main objective and with samples of individuals up to the age of 18 years. Except when relevant, the following were excluded: non-systematic reviews, reports of cases, series of cases, and medical society guidelines. Summary of data:Nine risk factors linked to the host and eight linked to the environment were identified. Of the first group, allergy, craniofacial abnormalities, gastroesophageal reflux and the presence of adenoids were classified as modifiable. In the second category, upper airway infections, day care center attendance, presence of siblings/family size, passive smoking, breastfeeding and use of pacifiers were included. Afterwards, the risk factors were classified in accordance with levels of evidence. Conclusions:The risk factors established for recurrent acute otitis media and capable of being modified were the use of pacifiers and care in daycare centers. The probable risk factors were privation of mothers milk, presence of siblings, craniofacial abnormalities, passive smoking and presence of adenoids. No modifiable factor was classified as unlikely. Among those that need further study are allergy, gastroesophageal reflux and passive smoking during gestation. J Pediatr (Rio J)

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“…The incidence of COME is greater during autumn and winter months, and less in summer in both hemispheres [40,41], parallel to the incidence of AOM [42,43], and URTI [40,41]. URTI increases the incidence of AOM.…”

Section: Environmental Risk Factors For Raom Upper Respiratory Tract mentioning

confidence: 93%

Risk Factors for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion in Childhood

Neto

Sih

2015

Otitis Media: State of the Art Concepts and Treatment

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Otitis media in children: seasonal changes and socioeconomic level

Cited by 51 publications

References 25 publications

Otitis Media with Effusion in Primary Schools in Princes' Islands, Istanbul: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Otitis Media with Effusion in Primary Schools in Princes' Islands, Istanbul: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Fatores de risco para otite média aguda recorrente: onde podemos intervir? - uma revisão sistemática da literatura

Risk Factors for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion in Childhood

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