Table 5 Frequency and percentage of possible risk factors for bacterial ear infection of children with ear discharge, Hawassa, SNNPR, April 2018 to July 2018
Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of infection | Less than 2 weeks | 100 | 65.8 |
More than 2 weeks | 52 | 34.4 | |
Breast feeding | Yes | 86 | 56.6 |
No | 66 | 43.4 | |
Bottle feeding | Yes | 56 | 36.8 |
No | 96 | 63.2 | |
Presence of throat infection | Yes | 31 | 20.4 |
No | 121 | 79.6 | |
Presence of tobacco smoke in the house | Yes | 20 | 13.2 |
No | 132 | 86.8 | |
Presence of URTI | Yes | 89 | 58.6 |
No | 63 | 41.4 | |
Other ear infection in the family | Yes | 5 | 3.2 |
No | 147 | 96.7 | |
Antibiotic treatment history | Yes | 57 | 37.5 |
No | 95 | 62.5 | |