Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children seen by region.


Darwin Rural
East Arnhem
Katherine District
Central Australia
All Regions


No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
Total Children Listed
347
330
144
229
1050
Eligible Children
299 (100%)
310 (100%)
123 (100%)
184 (100%)
916 (100%)
Eligible Children present during study visit
270 (90%)
253 (82%)
87 (71%)
161 (88%)
771 (84%)
Eligible Children present during study visit and examination performed
260 (87%)
230 (74%)
83 (67%)
136 (74%)
709 (77%)
Mean Age (months)
18.3
15.8
16.7
19.1
17.4
Male
123 (48%)
126 (55%)
44 (52%)
67 (49%)
360 (51%)
History of AOM
216 (83%)
157 (68%)
49 (59%)
106 (78%)
528 (76%)
History of perforation
110 (42%)
86 (37%)
36 (43%)
70 (51%)
302 (44%)

Abbreviations: No. = number; % = percent; AOM= acute otitis media.

Morris et al. BMC Pediatrics 2005 5:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-27