Table 1.
Demographic including clinical characteristics of the study population
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| a. Male | 55.83 |
| b. Female | 44.17 |
| Age in years | |
| a. 1–10 | 19 (15.83) |
| b. 11–20 | 35 (29.16) |
| c. 21–30 | 19 (15.83) |
| d. 31–40 | 14 (11.67) |
| e. 41–50 | 17 (14.16) |
| f. 51–60 | 11 (9.16) |
| g. 61–70 | 3 (2.5) |
| h. 71–80 | 1 (0.8) |
| i. > 80 | 1 (0.8) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| a. Lower class | 48.3 |
| b. Middle class | 33.3 |
| c. Upper class | 18.3 |
| Infection | |
| a. Unilateral ear | 27 (22.5) |
| b. Bilateral ear | 93 (77.5) |
| Clinical type of CSOM | |
| a. Tubotympanic | 104 (86.67) |
| b. Atticoantral | 16 (13.33) |