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Baseline characteristics of children seen by region. |
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| Darwin Rural |
East Arnhem |
Katherine District |
Central Australia |
All Regions |
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| No. (%) |
No. (%) |
No. (%) |
No. (%) |
No. (%) |
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| 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%) |
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Abbreviations: No. = number; % = percent; AOM= acute otitis media. | |||||
Morris et al. BMC Pediatrics 2005 5:27 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-27 |
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