Table 1 Socio demographic and clinical manifestation of patients with ear discharge at Ayder referral hospital, North Ethiopia (November 2014–June 2015)
Variable | Frequency (%) (N = 162) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 105 (64.8) |
Female | 57 (35.2) |
Age | |
0–5 | 30 (18.5) |
6–10 | 41 (25.3) |
11–15 | 22 (13.6) |
16–20 | 11 (6.8) |
21–25 | 23 (14.2) |
26–30 | 9 (5.5) |
>30 | 26 (16) |
Residence | |
Urban | 73 (45.1 %) |
Rural | 89 (54.9 %) |
Previous hospital visit and treatment | |
Yes | 93 (57.4 %) |
No | 69 (42.6 %) |
Ear involved | |
Right | 58 (35.8 %) |
Left | 35 (21.6 %) |
Both | 69 (42.6 %) |
Hearing status | |
Well | 53 (32.7 %) |
Decreased | 109 (67.3 %) |
Infection type | |
Acute | 47 (29 %) |
Chronic | 115 (71 %) |
Discharge type | |
White | 64 (39.5 %) |
Bloody | 33 (20.4 %) |
Yellow | 38 (23.5 %) |
Green | 27 (16.7 %) |
Reason to visit ENT clinic | |
Self | 45 (27.8 %) |
Referred | 117 (72.2 %) |