DETERMINANTS OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN INFANTS

Authors

  • Yasmin Mumtaz Department of Community Medicine, DowUniversity of Health Sciences,Karachi,Pakista
  • Farida Habib
  • Ashraf Jahangeer
  • Adnan Habib

Keywords:

Acute Otitis Media, Bottle feed, Breast feed, infants

Abstract

Objectives:To describe the relationship of acute otitis media with mode of feeding (bottle-or breast-fed) and with different positions of infant during feeding. Study design: Case control study

Subjects and methods:Babies aged up to 24 months (62 cases, 6 6 controls) were selected from the OPD of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and the Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi. The variables considered were the gender of the infant, m other’s educational level and occupation, mode of feeding and the different positions during feeding. SPSS version 11.5 was used for descriptive and inferential analysis.
Results:There was a significant association of otitis media with lying position ofbaby during feeding (OR 37.7, 95 % CI 13.34-106.43, p< 0.001), bottle feeding (OR 3.0, 95%CI 1.43-6.25, p = 0.003), working mother (OR 3.8, 95% CI 1.38-10.34, p = 0.007) and education of m other (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.01-4.24, p = 0.044).

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Published

2009-01-14

How to Cite

Mumtaz, Y. ., Habib, F., Jahangeer, A., & Habib, A. (2009). DETERMINANTS OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN INFANTS. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 3(1), 10–15. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1299

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1

Section

Original Articles

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