Open AccessAn analytical study of prevalence of ear disorders and their risk factors among children in a resettlement colony of Delhi
Author(s) -
Gupta Kalika,
Gourav Goyal,
Akshay Berad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-229X
pISSN - 2348-1447
DOI - 10.47799/pimr.0803.04
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , ear infection , pediatrics , hearing loss , family history , environmental health , surgery , sociology , audiology
Background: The world has more than 360 million population(almost 5% of world’s population) with disabling hearing lossand among them, 32 million are children. It is estimated thatover 166 million people in the developing world face a severelack of intervention services for hearing loss. There is a needto estimate the magnitude of various ear morbidities in schoolage children as well as to identify the various risk factors thatplay a role in the emergence of these morbidities.Aim: To find prevalence of various ear disorders and their riskfactors among children 5-11 years old.Methodology: It was a cross-sectional, community based studyconducted at a resettlement colony named Gokulpuri, in EastDelhi. Study was conducted for a period of one year, Jan 2017– Dec 2017. Children in the age group 5 yrs. to 11 yrs. wereincluded in the study. Results: Total prevalence of earmorbidities in children was found to be 15.8%. Wax impactionin the ears was found to be most prevalent morbidity 10.6%.Educational status of mother and head of the family,immunization status of child, history of slapping trauma andcoryza were among the associated risk factors. Exclusive breastfeeding was statistically insignificantly associated