A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil
Objectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0–5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episodes di...
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| author | Tatiana M. Lanzieri Clóvis Arns da Cunha Rejane B. Cunha D. Fermin Arguello Raghavendra Devadiga Nervo Sanchez Eduardo Ortega Barria |
| author_facet | Tatiana M. Lanzieri Clóvis Arns da Cunha Rejane B. Cunha D. Fermin Arguello Raghavendra Devadiga Nervo Sanchez Eduardo Ortega Barria |
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| description | Objectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0–5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episodes diagnosed by a pediatrician and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers were assessed during a 12-month follow-up. Results: During September 2008–March 2010, of 1,136 children enrolled in the study, 1074 (95%) were followed: 55.0% were ≤2 years of age, 52.3% males, 94.7% white, and 69.2% had previously received pneumococcal vaccine in private clinics. Acute otitis media incidence per 1000 person-years was 95.7 (95% confidence interval: 77.2–117.4) overall, 105.5 (95% confidence interval: 78.3–139.0) in children ≤2 years of age and 63.6 (95% confidence interval: 43.2–90.3) in children 3–5 years of age. Acute otitis media incidence per 1000 person-years was 86.3 (95% confidence interval: 65.5–111.5) and 117.1 (95% confidence interval: 80.1–165.3) among vaccinated and unvaccinated children, respectively. Nearly 68.9% of parents reported worsening of their overall quality of life. Conclusion: Acute otitis media incidence among unvaccinated children in our study may be useful as baseline data to assess impact of pneumococcal vaccine introduction in the Brazilian National Immunization Program in April 2010. Keywords: Acute otitis media, Children, Incidence, Quality of life |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84712ba33a0240ce94adc560856f44c92022-12-21T18:19:43ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702017-07-01214468471S1413-86702017000400468A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern BrazilTatiana M. Lanzieri0Clóvis Arns da Cunha1Rejane B. Cunha2D. Fermin Arguello3Raghavendra Devadiga4Nervo Sanchez5Eduardo Ortega Barria6GSK, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Corresponding author.Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Divisão de Doenças Infecciosas, Curitiba, PR, BrazilHospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Departamento de Pediatria, Curitiba, PR, BrazilGSK, Panama City, PanamaGSK Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaGSK, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilGSK, Panama City, PanamaObjectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0–5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episodes diagnosed by a pediatrician and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers were assessed during a 12-month follow-up. Results: During September 2008–March 2010, of 1,136 children enrolled in the study, 1074 (95%) were followed: 55.0% were ≤2 years of age, 52.3% males, 94.7% white, and 69.2% had previously received pneumococcal vaccine in private clinics. Acute otitis media incidence per 1000 person-years was 95.7 (95% confidence interval: 77.2–117.4) overall, 105.5 (95% confidence interval: 78.3–139.0) in children ≤2 years of age and 63.6 (95% confidence interval: 43.2–90.3) in children 3–5 years of age. Acute otitis media incidence per 1000 person-years was 86.3 (95% confidence interval: 65.5–111.5) and 117.1 (95% confidence interval: 80.1–165.3) among vaccinated and unvaccinated children, respectively. Nearly 68.9% of parents reported worsening of their overall quality of life. Conclusion: Acute otitis media incidence among unvaccinated children in our study may be useful as baseline data to assess impact of pneumococcal vaccine introduction in the Brazilian National Immunization Program in April 2010. Keywords: Acute otitis media, Children, Incidence, Quality of lifehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016303841 |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana M. Lanzieri Clóvis Arns da Cunha Rejane B. Cunha D. Fermin Arguello Raghavendra Devadiga Nervo Sanchez Eduardo Ortega Barria A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil |
| title_full | A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil |
| title_short | A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0–5 years of age in Southern Brazil |
| title_sort | prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0 5 years of age in southern brazil |
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