Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children
Background. Ear infections in children are a major health problem and may be associated with hearing impairment and delayed language development. Objective. To determine the prevalence and the associated risk factors of ear infections in children 6–17 years old residing on two reserves and rural are...
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| author | Chandima P. Karunanayake William Albritton Donna C. Rennie Joshua A. Lawson Laura McCallum P. Jenny Gardipy Jeremy Seeseequasis Arnold Naytowhow Louise Hagel Kathleen McMullin Vivian Ramsden Sylvia Abonyi Jo-Ann Episkenew James A. Dosman Punam Pahwa The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team |
| author_facet | Chandima P. Karunanayake William Albritton Donna C. Rennie Joshua A. Lawson Laura McCallum P. Jenny Gardipy Jeremy Seeseequasis Arnold Naytowhow Louise Hagel Kathleen McMullin Vivian Ramsden Sylvia Abonyi Jo-Ann Episkenew James A. Dosman Punam Pahwa The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team |
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| description | Background. Ear infections in children are a major health problem and may be associated with hearing impairment and delayed language development. Objective. To determine the prevalence and the associated risk factors of ear infections in children 6–17 years old residing on two reserves and rural areas in the province of Saskatchewan. Methodology. Data were provided from two rural cross-sectional children studies. Outcome variable of interest was presence/absence of an ear infection. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between ear infection and the other covariates. Results. The prevalence of ear infection was 57.8% for rural Caucasian children and 43.6% for First Nations children living on-reserve. First Nations children had a lower risk of ear infection. Ear infection prevalence was positively associated with younger age; first born in the family; self-reported physician-diagnosed tonsillitis; self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma; and any respiratory related allergy. Protective effect of breastfeeding longer than three months was observed on the prevalence of ear infection. Conclusions. While ear infection is a prevalent condition of childhood, First Nations children were less likely to have a history of ear infections when compared to their rural Caucasian counterparts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5fc276fc48d34b129e4aa9ec724036cd2025-02-03T07:25:45ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592016-01-01201610.1155/2016/15238971523897Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian ChildrenChandima P. Karunanayake0William Albritton1Donna C. Rennie2Joshua A. Lawson3Laura McCallum4P. Jenny Gardipy5Jeremy Seeseequasis6Arnold Naytowhow7Louise Hagel8Kathleen McMullin9Vivian Ramsden10Sylvia Abonyi11Jo-Ann Episkenew12James A. Dosman13Punam Pahwa14The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team15The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team16Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Room 2D01, Health Sciences Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, CanadaCollege of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCommunity A, SK, CanadaCommunity B, SK, CanadaCommunity B, SK, CanadaCommunity A, SK, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaDepartment of Academic Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, West Winds Primary Health Centre, 3311 Fairlight Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7M 3Y5, CanadaDepartment of Community Health & Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, CanadaIndigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, CanadaBackground. Ear infections in children are a major health problem and may be associated with hearing impairment and delayed language development. Objective. To determine the prevalence and the associated risk factors of ear infections in children 6–17 years old residing on two reserves and rural areas in the province of Saskatchewan. Methodology. Data were provided from two rural cross-sectional children studies. Outcome variable of interest was presence/absence of an ear infection. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between ear infection and the other covariates. Results. The prevalence of ear infection was 57.8% for rural Caucasian children and 43.6% for First Nations children living on-reserve. First Nations children had a lower risk of ear infection. Ear infection prevalence was positively associated with younger age; first born in the family; self-reported physician-diagnosed tonsillitis; self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma; and any respiratory related allergy. Protective effect of breastfeeding longer than three months was observed on the prevalence of ear infection. Conclusions. While ear infection is a prevalent condition of childhood, First Nations children were less likely to have a history of ear infections when compared to their rural Caucasian counterparts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1523897 |
| spellingShingle | Chandima P. Karunanayake William Albritton Donna C. Rennie Joshua A. Lawson Laura McCallum P. Jenny Gardipy Jeremy Seeseequasis Arnold Naytowhow Louise Hagel Kathleen McMullin Vivian Ramsden Sylvia Abonyi Jo-Ann Episkenew James A. Dosman Punam Pahwa The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children International Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children |
| title_full | Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children |
| title_fullStr | Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children |
| title_short | Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children |
| title_sort | ear infection and its associated risk factors in first nations and rural school aged canadian children |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1523897 |
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