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Table 2 Number of times children attended ENT/audiology clinic for routine follow-up.

From: Absent otoacoustic emissions predict otitis media in young Aboriginal children: A birth cohort study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in an arid zone of Western Australia

Frequency of routine follow-up at ENT clinic (%)

 

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Total

Aboriginal

17 (17)

24 (24)

34 (34)

14 (14)

6 (6)

4 (4)

1 (1)

100

Non-Aboriginal

16 (9)

35 (19)

64 (36)

42 (23)

15 (8)

5 (3)

3 (2)

180

Total

33 (12)

59 (21)

98 (35)

56 (20)

21 (8)

9 (3)

4 (1)

280

  1. Note: During the first year of study, children were seen by the visiting ENT specialist or by an audiologist who was resident in Kalgoorlie and examined children at time of field follow-up. Thereafter, children were to be seen routinely by an ENT 3 times before age 2 years.