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Table 2 Prevalence of the different types of otitis media in Aboriginal children aged 6–30 months from remote communities in Northern and Central Australia (95% confidence intervals adjusted for the clustering effect of living in the same community).

From: Otitis media in young Aboriginal children from remote communities in Northern and Central Australia: a cross-sectional survey

Diagnosis

Children (N = 709)

Percentage (95% CI)

Not determined

11

2% (0.4, 3)

Normal

53

8% (5, 10)

Unilateral OME

72

10% (8, 12)

Bilateral OME

219

31% (27, 34)

AOM/woP

185

26% (23, 30)

AOM/wiP

47

7% (4, 9)

Dry Perforation

15

2% (1, 3)

CSOM

107

15% (11, 19)

Any suppurative OM

339

48% (44, 52)

Any Perforation (Severe OM)

169

24% (19, 29)

Any OM

647

91% (88, 94)

  1. Abbreviations: N = number; % = percent; CI = confidence interval; OME = otitis media with effusion; AOM/woP = acute otitis media without perforation; AOM/wiP = acute otitis media with perforation; CSOM = chronic suppurative otitis media; OM = otitis media.
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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