title: [Epidemiology of secretory otitis media in children examined at the Otolaryngologic Clinic in Wrocław in 1996-1999].
abstract: The aim of the work was an evaluation of epidemiological factors in otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Material consisted of 191 children treated surgically in Wroclaw ENT Clinic. The control group consisted of 95 healthy children. The evaluation was based on detailed history of the patients and physical ORL examination. The factors taken into considerations were: age, sex, birth factors, breast feeding, attending to kindergarten, passive smoking, social and environmental factors, incidents of upper respiratory airways and middle ear infections before OME being diagnosed. Frequent upper respiratory infections, acute and recurrent middle ear infections, staying with other children (kindergarten) and passive smoking increase the risk of OME incidence.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Otolaryngologii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pośpiech
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rak
authors.forename: Marzena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaworska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klempous
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution