Open AccessPrevalensi Otitis Media Akut di RS Islam Siti Rahmah Padang Tahun 2017
Author(s) -
Delpi Yuniarti,
Seres Triola,
Betty Fitriyasti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
health and medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2685-2772
pISSN - 2685-404X
DOI - 10.33854/heme.v1i1.220
Subject(s) - medicine , acute otitis media , otitis , medical record , disease , pediatrics , surgery
Acute Otitis Media (OMA) is an acute inflammation of the middle ear that lasts less than three weeks. OMA is a common infectious disease at an early age and is a common reason for treatment. This infectious disease can be caused by many factors. This study aims to determine the prevalence of acute otitis media at Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang. Method This type of research is descriptive retrospective using secondary data in the form of medical records. The study was conducted from July 2018 - January 2019 in the ENT section of the Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang. The research subjects were 63 patients with Acute Otitis Media. This study reports the frequency distribution of research characteristics such as age, sex, stage, and infected ears. The result of this study report the prevalence of 63 patients with Acute Otitis Media. Based on age, the majority suffered at the age of five as many as 12 cases (19%). Based on gender, the majority of women suffered 35 cases (55.6%). Based on the stage, the most cases were at the stage of hyperemia 31 cases (49.2%). Based on the infected ear, the most cases were unilateral in 61 cases (96.8%). In this study the prevalence of acute otitis media in patients aged 0-5 years, female, hyperemic stage and unilateral infected ears were found.