Incidence and recurrence of acute otitis media in Taiwan's pediatric population
Clinics
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66(3): 395-399, 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report the incidence and recurrence of acute otitis media (AOM) in Taiwan's pediatric population.METHODS:
Information from children (aged <= 12 years) with a diagnosis of AOM was retrieved from the 2006 National Healthcare Insurance claims database. We calculated the cumulative incidence rate and the incidence density rate of recurrent AOM within one year after the initial diagnosis in 2006. We used a multivariate logistic regression model to assess the predictors for recurrence of AOM.RESULTS:
The annual incidence rate of AOM was estimated to be 64.5 cases per 1,000 children. The overall one-year cumulative incidence rate of recurrence was 33.1 percent, and the incidence density rate was 33.5 cases per 100 personyears, with the highest figure (41.2 cases per 100 person-years) noted for children aged 0-2 years. Recurrence was significantly associated with age, gender, place of treatment, and physician specialty.CONCLUSION:
AOM remains a major threat to children's health in Taiwan. Male children and very young children require more aggressive preventive strategies to reduce the risk of recurrence.
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Main subject:
Otitis Media
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Taiwan
Institution/Affiliation country:
Cathay General Hospital/TW
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Cathay Medical Research Institute/TW
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National Cheng Kung University/TW
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National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences/TW
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