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SUBMITTER: Mukara KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5733628 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mukara Kaitesi Batamuliza KB Lilford Richard J RJ Tucci Debara Lyn DL Waiswa Peter P
International journal of pediatrics 20171203
Middle ear infections are common in children, and delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in complications such as delays in speech and language development and deafness. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and care seeking behaviour for middle ear infections in children under five years in Kigali city. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 810 children aged 6-59 months in Gasabo district of Kigali city, Rwanda. The prevalence of middle ear infections was 5.8%, of whom ...[more]