Table 2.
Prevalence of the different types of otitis media in Aboriginal children aged 6–30 months from remote communities in Northern and Central Australia (95% confidence intervals adjusted for the clustering effect of living in the same community).
| Diagnosis | Children (N = 709) | Percentage (95% CI) |
| Not determined | 11 | 2% (0.4, 3) |
| Normal | 53 | 8% (5, 10) |
| Unilateral OME | 72 | 10% (8, 12) |
| Bilateral OME | 219 | 31% (27, 34) |
| AOM/woP | 185 | 26% (23, 30) |
| AOM/wiP | 47 | 7% (4, 9) |
| Dry Perforation | 15 | 2% (1, 3) |
| CSOM | 107 | 15% (11, 19) |
| Any suppurative OM | 339 | 48% (44, 52) |
| Any Perforation (Severe OM) | 169 | 24% (19, 29) |
| Any OM | 647 | 91% (88, 94) |
Abbreviations: N = number; % = percent; CI = confidence interval; OME = otitis media with effusion; AOM/woP = acute otitis media without perforation; AOM/wiP = acute otitis media with perforation; CSOM = chronic suppurative otitis media; OM = otitis media.