Research Article
Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda
Table 1
Characteristics of children.
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
| Gender | | | Males | | | Females | | | Age (months) | | | ≤12 | | | 13–24 | | | 25–36 | | | 37–48 | | | ≥49 | | | SES | | | Low | | | Middle | | | High | | | Level of education | | | No education | | | Primary | | | Secondary | | | Vocational | | | Upper respiratory tract infections | | | Never | | | Sometimes | | | Always | | | Breastfeeding | | | Never | | | <12 months | | | 12–24 months | | | 25–36 months | | | >36 months | | | Household smoke | | | Never | | | Sometimes | | | Always | | | Passive smoking | | | Never | | | Sometimes | | | Always | | | Residence | | | Rural | | | Urban | | | Accuracy of parents’ knowledge | | | Knowing about infection | | | Not knowing about infection | | |
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