Presentation and management of children with acute otitis media at primary care level
EMJ-Emirates Medical Journal. 2008; 26 (2): 101-106
in English
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| ID: emr-86417
ABSTRACT
To determine the patterns of presentation of acute otitis media [AOM] diagnostic ability and antibiotic prescription by family physicians. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at 11 PHCC in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia over 3 month period. Twenty eight family physicians participated in the study. A total of 135 children, less than 5 years of age and presenting with a new episode of AOM were included. The age group [> 30] months had more children presenting with earache compared to other age groups [p < 0.05]. Redness of the TM had the highest [> 50%] certainty level compared to other TM signs [94%] p < 0.05, while retracted TM had the highest [ = 50%] certainty level ompared to other TM signs [35%] p < 0.05. Ninety two percent were prescribed antibiotics. Amoxicillin [41%] was the commonly prescribed antibiotic. Presentation of AOM was linked to age group. Antibiotic -were widely and inconsistently prescribed for AOM
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Otitis Media
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Physicians, Family
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Primary Health Care
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Child
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Acute Disease
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Age Distribution
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Disease Management
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Emirates Med. J.
Year:
2008
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