Table 4. Associations between CSOM status, characteristic complaints, and family history of otorrhea.
| Proportion of CSOM | Fisher exact test (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Symptoms experience in the last 12 months: | |||
| Ear discharge | |||
| Yes | 30 (19.6) | 123 (80.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 21 (3.9) | 511 (96.1) | |
| Ear pain | |||
| Yes | 6 (7.3) | 76 (92.7) | 1.000 |
| No | 45 (7.5) | 558 (92.5) | |
| Ear swelling | |||
| Yes | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 0.463 |
| No | 50 (7.4) | 627 (92.6) | |
| Ear medication | |||
| Yes | 5 (6.7) | 70 (93.3) | 1.000 |
| No | 46 (7.5) | 564 (92.5) | |
| Family history of otorrhea in last 12 months in: | |||
| Father | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1.000 |
| No | 51 (7.5) | 633 (92.5) | |
| Mother | |||
| Yes | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.005 |
| No | 49 (7.2) | 634 (92.8) | |
| Siblings | |||
| Yes | 18 (19.6) | 74 (80.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 33 (5.6) | 560 (94.4) | |
Data presented as (%).
CSOM: chronic suppurative otitis media.